Descr. A tall shrub, eight to twelve feet high Stem 

 stout, sulcate, branched, tomentosely pubescent. Leaves 

 eigirt to fourteen inches long, sessile, oblong-lanceolate 

 acuminate, toothed, much narrowed at the base, which is 

 unequally auncled. Corymbs large, branching and spreading 

 bearing leafy toothed bracts. Heads two inches broad, white 

 with a purple eye. Involucral scales large and spreading in 

 many series; outer lanceolate, green, herbaceous; interme- 

 diate of several rows, spreading, broad, white, obtuse ; inner 

 erect, concave shorter. Florets purple. Corolla tubular 

 below, campanulate above, equally five-cleft, segments erect. 

 Stamens exserted. Storms revolute. Pappus of several 

 series of filiform, shortly pilose, shining bristles.— J! B. H. 



aJSL 1 " * ntermediate ^volucral scale. 2. Floret. 3. Style arms 4 

 Achene and pappus. 5. Acheue. 6. Pappus \mmt-*U%* £^M 



