252 COMPOSIT 2. 
Sour Mexico, Mirador (Liebmann, 683), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau), near Jalapa, 
3000 feet (Galeotti, 2319); Nicaragua, Chontales (Tate, 111). Hb. Kew. 
8. Onicus nivalis, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iv. p. 23. 
Cirsium cernuum, Lag. Eleneh. Nov. Gen. p. 24; DC. Prodr. vi. p. 639. 
Cirsium nivale, Schz. Bip. in Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ p. 312. 
Sour Mexico, Toluca, at 11,400 feet (Humboldt & Bonpland), Peak of Orizaba, at 
1200 feet (Linden, 1140; Galeotti, 2341). Hb. Kew. 
Schulz Bipontinus, loc. cit., refers C. heterolepis, Benth., &c., to this species; but, 
judging from the description of C. nivalis, it is a very distinct species. See under 
C. subcoriaceus. 
9. Cnicus pazcuarensis, H. B. K. Nov. Gen. et Sp. iv. p. 22, t. 310. 
Cirsium pazcuarense, Spreng. Syst. iii. p. 372; DC. Prodr. vi. p. 637. 
Sourn Mexico, near Pazcuaro, between 6000 and 7000 feet (Humboldt & Bonpland). 
10. Cnicus radians, Hemsley. 
Cirsium radians, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 77. 
GUATEMALA, Quezaltenango (Hartweg, 538). Hb. Kew. 
11. Cnicus rhaphilepis, Hemsley, n. sp. 
Foliis longe spinosis, capitulis mediocribus paucis aggregatis pedunculatis, involucri bracteis pro 
maxima parte rectis e basi latiuscula coriacea longe spinosis. 
Herba perennis?, caulibus vel ramis crassiusculis, anguste alatis. Folia caulina membranacea, 
sessilia, decurrentia, alte pinnatifida, usque ad 9 poll. longa et 4 poll. lata, margine rigide 
longeque spinosa, precipue subtus araneoso-tomentosa, albida, lobis distantibus. Capitula 
circiter 6, in apicibus ramorum breviter pedunculata, maxima 14 poll. diametro; involucri 
bractez floribus breviores, exteriores coriacex, rigide, recte, basi latiuscule, leviter araneose, 
in spinam elongatam abeuntes, pauce interiores fere scariose, lineares, acutissimx ; corolle 
glabra, alte 5-fide, lobis subobtusis; antherarum appendices laceratz ; stylus integer, exannu- 
latus. Achenia immatura costata, glabra. 
Sourn Mexico, valley of Mexico (Bourgeau, 141). Hb. Kew. 
12. Cnicus subcoriaceus, Hemsley. 
Carduus subcoriaceus, Less. in Linnea, v. p. 130. 
Cirsium subcoriaceum, Schz. Bip. in Seem. Bot. Voy. ‘ Herald,’ p. 312. 
Cirsium heterolepis, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 87. 
Cirsium maximum, Benth. Pl. Hartw. p. 289. 
Cirsium platycephalum, Benth. in Vidensk. Meddel. 1852, p. 110. 
Cnicus heterolepis, A. Gr. in Proc. Amer. Acad. x. p. 44, in adnot. 
Cnicus cernuus, A. Gr. in Proc. Amer. Acad. x. p. 44, in adnot. 
North Mexico, Sierra Madre (Seemann, 2040); Sour Mexico, Real del Monte 
(Coulter, 467), valley of Cordova (Bourgeau, 1923, 2027), mounntains near Santa Rosa 
(Hartweg), Mirador (Liebmann, 689), Vera Cruz, 3000 feet (Galeotti, 2323), Tepic 
(Sinclair), Orizaba (Botteri, 1176, 1177); GuatTeMaa, without locality (Hartweg, 596), 
