126 coMPosIT# (Harv.) [ Geigeria. 
ovate, acuminate ; the inner oblong, mucronate ; all rigid and glabrous, Recept. 
conical; its fimbriz longer than the achenes, almost equalling the invol., resembling 
narrow pale, many surrounding each flower. Disc-fl. much longer than the invol., 
deéply 5-lobed. Achenes obconical, hairy. Branches of the style linear-lanceolate, 
flattened. Anth. with long tails. 
4. G. Burkei (Harv.); stem erect or diffuse, shrubby, branched at 
the base ; branches erect, simple or corymbose at the summit, rufo- 
puberulous, subscabrid, closely leafy throughout ; leaves alternate, ses- 
sile, linear, elongate, subobtuse, flat, one-nerved, impress-dotted, sca- 
berulous, glabrous ; heads terminal, solitary, sessile, subtended by many 
leaves ; fimbrils setaceous; outer inv.-scales with short, leafy-tips, inner 
much acuminate, subulate, pungent ; outer pappus of oblong, blunt, 
inner of bristle-pointed scales. 
peg diffusa; dwarf, stem and branches diffuse ; younger heads pseudo-lateral. 
- Hk.) 
Has. Schon-Stroeme and Mooje Rivers, Burke ¢ Zeyher! Zey.! 915, ex pte. 
916. Zululand, Gerr. ¢ M‘K., 1024, 8. Doorn Kop, Burke § Zey.! (Hb. Hk., D., Sd.) 
Stems 6-18 inches high, divided near the base ; branches at first quite simple, 
one-headed, afterwards by the sprouting of twigs from the axils of the uppermost 
leaves, close under the heads, becoming corymbose or fasciculately branched at the 
* summit. Leaves close or subdistant, 14-24 inches long, a line wide. Heads } inch 
long, many-fl., 4 inch across, ovoid. Inner inv.-scales much acuminate, Fimbrils 
setaceous, longer than the hairy achenes. Pappus of 5-6 oblong, short, blunt scales, 
alternating with as many bristle-pointed ones. Cor.-lobes subulate, acuminate, 
with strong marginal ribs. Style-branches long, linear, flattened. 
5. G. Zeyheri (Harv.) ; stem shrubby, branched at base ; branches 
erect, simple or cymose at the summit, rufo-tomentulose, leafy through- 
out ; leaves alternate, sessile, linear-involute, nerve-keeled, impress- 
dotted, glabrous ; heads terminal, solitary, sessile, subtended by many 
leaves ; fimbrils setaceous; outer inv.-scales short and broad, with short, 
leafy-tips, inner lanceolate, acute, spreading, subpungent ; outer pappus 
of oblong, blunt, inner of bristle-pointed scales. 
Has. Magalisberg, Burke & Zeyher! Zey.! 915, ex pte. (Herb. Hk., D., Sd.) 
Very like G. Burkei, but the leaves are involute ; the fi.-heads smaller ; and the 
inner iny.-scales broader and less acuminate. Stems 12-18 inches high; leaves 
2-3-4 inches long, not } line wide. Young stems slightly tomentulose. 
6. G. aspera (Harv.); stem erect or spreading, branched, leafy, rough 
with rigid, swollen hairs; leaves alternate, sessile, broadly-linear, 
elongate, subacute, flat, calloso-denticulate or entire, sprinkled above 
with rigid, swollen hairs, conspicuously gland-dotted; heads terminal 
or pseudo-lateral, sessile, subtended by leaves ; outer invol.-scales with 
short, leafy tops, inner lanceolate, acute; outer pappus of oblong, blunt, 
inner of bristle-pointed scales.. 
_ Has. Sand River, Burke and Zeyher! (Herb. Hk., Sd.) 
-_ Stem 6-8 inches (probably more) in height, closely leafy. Leaves 2-2} inches 
long, 14-2 lines wide. Stem and leaves rough to the touch, with short, thick hairs. 
Cor. lobes subulate, strongly ribbed. Style branches long, linear, flat. Pappus of 
6 outer, blunt scales, and as many bristle-pointed inner ones. Known by its broader, 
subdenticulate leaves and rough pubescence, 
7. brevifolia (Harv.) ; stem erect, much-branched, angularly 
