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GAILLARDIA. | 
Class and Order. 
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SyNnGENESIA F'RUSTRANEA. 
( Nat. Ord. —Composir=. ) 
Generic. Character. 
Receptaculum paleaceum, hemisphéricum. Pappus pa- 
leaceus. Involucrum imbricatum, planum, polyphyllum. 
Cor. radii trifide. = a 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Gamtarpis * aristata ; pubescenti-hirsuta, foliis oblongis 
_ Inferioribus sinuato-pinnatifidis, in petiolum attenuatis, 
-Superioribus sessilibus integerrimis, radio unicolore. 
AILLARDIA aristata. Pursh Fi. Am. Sept. v..2. p. 573. 
Bot. Reg. t. 1186. e7 : 
Gatttarpia bicolor, var. Nutt. Gen. Am. v. 2. p. 175. 
Spreng. Syst. Veget. v. 3. p. 618. 
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Descr. A rather tall branching plant, with striated 
stems, which are every where, as well as the leaves, more or 
less pubescent or hairy. Leaves oblong, four to six inches 
Ncles long, terminal, single-flowered. howy 
showy. 
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C Named in compliment to a French Botanic Amateur, M. GAILLARD de 
MARENTONNEAU. It is often incorrectly spelled GaLARDIA. 
