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Has. Zululand, Rev. Mr. Hewitson ; on the Shiré, Dr. Kirk. (Herb, D., Hk.) 
A large, half-climbing shrub, 10—12 ft. high. Lower leaves not seen ; upper on 
uncial petioles, 2-3 in. long, 14-2 in. wide, not much attenuated at base, i 
in outline, but not toothed. Outer pappus of few and narrow scales. ‘Achenes 10- 
rib-striate, the stri glabrous, with gland-downy interspaces. Corolla pilose. 
6. V. Kraussii (Sch. Bip. in Walp. Rep. 2, p. 947); herbaceous; the 
simple, striate stem, the inflorescence, and the wnder surface of the 
leaves silky-canescent ; leaves shortly petioled, ovate, acute or acumi- 
nate, flat, entire, becoming glabrous above, penninerved ; corymb of few 
or many heads, flat-topped ; invol. scales lanceolate, acute, mucronate, 
canescent; achenes silky. Webbia eleagnoides, DC. l. ¢. 73. 
Var. £, Barophels; dwarf (6-8 inches high), slender; heads 3-10. Webbia 
oligocephala, DC. l. ¢ 
Has. Between Caaanwrabs and Omsamculo, Drege/ Magallisberg, Burke § Zey./ 
ee ay Sanderson, &c. Var. B. with var. a. Drege, Gueinzius, 339. (Herb. 
Stem 14-3 feet high. Leaves 1-13 inch long, 3-1 inch wide, at first thinly silky 
above, the adult quite glabrous, white and silky beneath. Heads many-flowered. 
Corymb 2-4 inches across. Corolla pilose. Decandolle’s W. oligocephala seems to 
me to be merely a starved variety. 
7. V. Natalensis (Sch. Bip. in Walp. Rep. 2, p.947); herbaceous; the 
simple, striate stem, the inflorescence, and both surface of the leaves 
silky canescent ; leaves sessile, crowded, lanceolate, acute or acuminate, 
narrowed to the base, penninerved, entire, flat ; corymb of many heads, 
flat-topped ; invol. scales lanceolate, much-attenuated, bristle-pointed ; 
achenes silky. Webbia aristata, DC. l. ¢. 73. 
Has. Katberg, and at the Key and Basche rivers, Drege; Kaffirland, £. Z./ 
Natal, Krauss, 443; Winterberg, Mrs. /. W. Barber, 233; near Maramballa, Dr. 
Kirk! (Herb. D., Sd., Hk.) 
This resembles V. pinifolia, but has much broader, strongly-nerved, and canous 
leaves, and long-pointed involucral scales, ke. Leaves 2-3 inches long, 4-3 inch 
wide, erect. Heads many-flowered. Corymb 2-5 inches across. Corolla pilose. 
8. V. pinifolia (Less. in Linn. vol. 2, p. 257); herbaceous ; the simple, 
rigid, striate stem, the inflorescence, and Hi under surface of iat 
more or less canescent or _pubescent ; leaves sessile, crowded, linear, 
acute, with revolute margins, one-nerved, becoming glabrous above ; 
corymb mostly compound, of many heads, flat-topped ; invol. scales 
lanceolate-oblong, mucronate, canescent; achenes densely silky. Webhia 
pinifolia, DC. Prod. 5, p. 72. Bot. Mag. t. 5412. Conyza pinifolia, Lam. 
C. canescens, Th. ! Cap. 66 5. Erigeron Capense, Houtt. 
Var. 8. glabrata; stem weak, nearly glabrous; leaves few, glabrous and dotted ; 
heads few. 
Has. Langekloof and Krum river, Thunb. E. Z./ Gowguhren, {ie Uitenh. 
Albany, Caffraria, and Natal, _— Hutton, Sander., &c.; var. B. Howisonspoort, 
oe Lar net 
1-2 feet | mos ince ong, 
2 line to 3-4 lines wide, the a ne pnnineree, Pubes Pubescence unwary variable, in 
var. B. scarcely any save on es intchiuee 3-8 inches across. Flowers 
purple. Heads 20 or more flowered. Canina piles Ses parple, 
9. V. hirsuta (Sch. Bip. 1. ¢.); herbaceous ; the simple, striate stem 
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