Aster. ] COMPOSIT ( Harv.) 71 
Lvs. distant, ovate or obovate, 2-3 lineslong (30) demissus. 
Lys. distant, lance-oblong, 3-ner.,14-2in.long (31) tener. 
B. Perennials: either shrubby, half-shrubby, or herbaceous :— 
Leaves distinctly petiolate, opposite, ovate, crenate : 
Ray-fl. 3-toothed. Disc fertile. Stem woody ... (32) hirsutus. 
Ray-fl. subentire. Disc sterile, Stem herbaceous (33) Cymbalariz. 
Leaves distinctly petiolate, alternate, ovate, toothed (34) petiolatus. 
Leaves sessile or subsessile : 
Stems herbaceous, simple (or very short) ; lvs. large: 
Stems ascending, leafy; peduncles pubescent, 
elongate: :.<2c. <*ses: 5 uae: cee oe Pee ee 98) 
Stemless, with rosulate radical lvs.; pedunc. 
with 6-8 scattered, leafy bracts ... ... (36) Natalensis. 
Stems much branched, ligneous or shrubby :— 
Leaves mostly opposite : 
Achenes quite smooth and glossy _..._ (45) Ethiopicus. 
Achenes pubescent or puberulous : 
Lys. roundish-oblong, obtuse, with 
reflexed edges ... ... ... ... (44) Capensis, 
Lys. subacute, erect, very hairy, ob- 
long or lanceolate... ... ... (42) strigosus, 
Lys, blunt, linear-oblong, thick, 
beneath bristly ... ... ... ... (39) barbatus. 
Lys. spreading, oblong or obovate, , 
hispid with long, spreading hairs (40) elongatus. 
Leaves mostly alternate : 
Ripe achenes quite glabrous and glossy: 
Lys. oblong or obovate, obtuse, 
entire ... (45) Ethiopiens. Yy 
Lys. cuneate, sharply 3—-5-toothed, 
AGUID cece er tae! et 46) felooares, 
Ripe achenes pubescent or puberulous : 
Leaves glabrous, serrulate :— 
Lys. linear-lanceolate, tapering 
at base:96$:2°"..9° Ay >... | (38) Hinifolius, 
Lys. oblong-linear, broad-based (37) serratus. 
Leaves hairy, scabrid or glandular. 
Lys. scattered, oblong, obovate, 
lanceol. or spathulate, hairy 
and glandular ... ... ... (39) elongatus. 
Lys. oblong-linear, ciliate with 
swollen, jointed hairs 1a 
Lvs. crowded, narrow, with re- : 
volute margins, above rough 
with prominent glands ... (43) Ecklonis. 
Sect. 1, FELICIA, (Sp. 1-24). 
1. A. tenellus (Linn. Mant. 471); annual or biennial, herbaceous or 
at base lignescent, erect, diffuse or prostrate, simple or much branched, 
sparsely pilose or nearly glabrous, or glandular-pubescent ; leaves nar- 
row-linear, callous tipped, nerveless, mostly rigidly ciliate ; fl. branches 
uncular, one-headed; invol.-scales acute or subobtuse, margined, 
hispidulous or glabrous ; achenes minutely pubescent. Bot. Mag. t. 33. 
A. tenellus and A, dentatus, Thunb.! Felicia tenella, DC.1. c. 219. F. 
fragilis, Cass, Kaulfussia ciliata, Spr, Cineraria tenella, Link. 
Var. a, pusillus; very small and slender, annual, erect, hispid, with long pe- 
duncles ; lvs. ciliate. 
Var. 8. cotuloides; very slender, annual, erect, much-branched, sparsely hispid 
