324 coMPOSIT® (Harv.) [Doria. 
12. D. Arbuseula (DC. 1. c. 470); “shrubby-carnose, erect, di-tri- 
chotomous ; branches terete ; leaves lanceolate, flat, the uppermost 
obovate ; pedicels 1-2-headed, terminal; inv. cylindrical, of 5 obtuse 
scales, concrete at base; achenes glabrous.” DC.l.c. Cacalia Arbus- 
cula, Th.? Cap. 624. 
Has. Roggeveld, Thunberg? Clanwilliam, Ecklon. (Herb. Th. ?) 
I have not seen Acklon’s plant. In Thunberg’s Herbarium are two specimens 
marked “ Cacalia arbuscula ;” that marked No. 2, which has no leaves, may belong 
to this ; but No. 1, is a Senecio, and probably S. aloides, DC. 
18. D. retrofracta (Less. Syn. 89); ‘“shrubby-carnose, erect, gla- 
brous; branches divaricate or bent back; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
subobtuse, cuneate at base, in the middle on each side with a single 
large tooth or lobe ; pedicels t-headed, axillary, scarcely twice longer 
than leaves ; inv. 5-parted ; marg. achenes glabrous.” Othonna retro- 
fracta, Jacq. Schoenbr. t. 376. 
Probably a garden variety of D. Arbuseula. 
14. D. abrotanifolia (Harv.) ; glabrous, shrubby-carnose ; twigs 
4-angled, leafy at the extremity only; leaves tufted, petioled, pinnato- 
multifid, the pinne in few pairs, filiform, once or twice forked or 
multifid, the lobules slender, acute, the uppermost sometimes cuneate , 
pedicels terminal, 1 or more, equalling or scarcely exceeding the leaves ; 
inv. scales 5, oblong, acute, membr.-edged, scarcely connate at base ; 
achenes longitudinally striate, hispidulous. Zey.? 949. 
Has. Springbokfontein, Namaqualand, Rev. H. Whitehead! (Herb. D.) 
A small, fleshy, glaucous bush, bearing tufts of leaves at the ends of the twigs. 
Leaves 1-1} inch long, as much in expansion, divided, in a way between pinnate 
and dichotomous, into many filiform or very narrow, fastigiate lobes and lobules. 
Petiole springing from a hard white disc, channelled. Pedicels 1-1} inch long. 
Zey.! 949 (Hb. Hk.) is either the same, or an allied species with nearly similar 
leaves ; it is in too imperfect a condition for determination, 
15. D. carnosa (DC. 1. c. 471); herbaceous, glabrous, with tuberous 
root; stem Jleshy, simple or branched, with woolly axils; leaves fleshy, 
sessile, stem-clasping, narrowed toward the base, pinnatifid, the lobes 
on each side 2-3, oblong, entire, acute ; pedunc. terminal, t—-3—5-headed, 
the heads pedicellate ; inv. se. 4-6, broadly oval, obtuse, scarcely con- 
nate at base; marg. achenes glabrescent, their pappus not longer than 
the invol., fulvous. 
Has, Grassy hills in Uitenhage, FE. ¢ Z.! : 3 
a Ree id ay in Uitenhage, EF. ¢ Z.! Adow, Zey.! 3034. Hex R., Drege 
Tuber long, oval, or pear-shaped. Stem 3-6 inches high, simple or 2-3 times 
forked, thick, shrinking in i Leaves closely set, 2-3 inches jenigs 3-4 lines 
_wide, the lobes 2-6 lines long. Pedune. slender, lo: than the | s, mostly 
bearing 2-5 heads, rarely 1-leaded, stag ee 
16. D. eriocarpa (DC. 1. c. 471); herbaceous, glabrous, with tuberous 
Toot; stem fleshy, simple or branched, with woolly axils; leaves fleshy, 
sessile, stem-clasping, tapering at base into a petiole, pinnatifid, the lobes 
on each side 2-3, oblong, acute ; pedune. terminal, corymbose, 3-5 headed, 
~ heads long-pedicelled; inv. se. 5, oval oblong, connate at base, subacute ; 
achenes hirsute, the pappus twice as long as the inv., fulvous. 
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