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374 COMPOSIT ( Harv.) [ Senecio. 
rigid, terete, striate ; lowest leaves oblong or lance-oblong, narrowed at 
pase into a short petiole, the rest sessile, amplexicaul, lanceolate, acu- 
minate, entire or remotely and minutely callous-denticulate, one-nerved ; 
anicle lax, subcorymbose, the pedicels long, swelling under the head ; 
heads discoid, 50-60 fl.; inv. quite glabrous, and nearly or quite nude 
at base, of 10-13 broad, flat, oblong, acute, glaucous scales; achenes 
quite glabrous. Doria denticulata, Th.! Cap. p. 674. Brachyrhynchos 
eupatorioides. Less, Syn. 393. 
Has. Districts of Uitenhage and Albany, Thunberg, Drege! E. & Z.! Zey.! 2960. 
(Herb. Th. D., Hk., Sd.) 
Rootstock somewhat woody. Stem 1-14 f. high, divided beyond the middle into 
many corymbose, nude branches. Upper leaves small and much acuminate or sub- 
ulate. Lower leaves 2-3 inches long, }—? inch wide. Heads very like those of an 
Othonna, Some of £. § Z.’s specimens distributed as of this species belong to 4. 
Albanensis. 
65. 8. petiolaris (DC.! 1. c. 434); glabrous, or cobwebby ; rootstock 
not woolly ; radical or subradical leaves numerous, rosulate, on long, 
ribstriate and channelled petioles, oblong, obtuse, thick, nerved, undu- 
late or repando-dentate, with subreflexed, thickened margins; stem 
scape-like, elongate, simple, one-headed, ribstriate, scaly; inv. of about 
12~13 glabrous, oblong acuminate, flat scales, not calycled ; heads many 
fi, discoid; achenes tapering upwards, hispidulous. Doria undulata, 
Th. ! Cap. 673. 
Has. Bockland, Thunberg! (Herb. Th.) 
Root seemingly perennial. Peticles 2-3 inches long; lamina 14 inch long, 4-5 
lines, wide, somewhat fleshy! Stem 10-15 inches high, sparsely set with scale-like, 
subulate, depauperated leaves. Heads 5-6 lines long, and about as broad. This has 
the habit of 8. Bellis, but different foliage and involucres, &c.; the heads resemble 
those of S. othonnejlorus. : 
§ 4. Pavcrroti. (Sp. 66-80.) 
66. S. cordifolius (Linn. f. Suppl. 372); quite glabrous ; root tube- 
rous? stem herbaceous, slender, simple or sparingly forked, leafy below ; 
leaves all petiolate or the uppermost subsessile, broadly cordate or ovate, 
obtuse, rigid, coarsely and bluntly toothed, or repand-denticulate, paler 
beneath, the margins more or less reflexed; pedune. long, one or few- 
headed, the pedicels long, sparsely and minutely scaly ; heads many fl., 
radiate; inv’ nearly nude at base, of about 12 flat, aeute scales; rays 
8-10, longer than the inv., 4-nerved; achenes quite glabrous. Th. / 
Cap. 683. DC.l.c. 394. 
Has, Top and sid ; ! i f b. 
aos ae es of Table Mt., Thunberg! Drakensteinberg, Drege! (Her 
This has quite the habit of S. cymbalarifolius, but different foliage and achenes. 
_ Thunberg says the root is annual, but probably by mistake ; I conjecture from the 
aspect of the plant that it may be tuberous, and probably deep in the ground. 
Stems 3-6 inches high; the lower leaves with uncial petioles, and 1-11 in. long, 3-1 
inch wide lamine of very rigid substance, not prominently veiny. Pedune. 6-8 
inches long, sometimes 2-3 times forked, with 3-5 inch long pedicels. Rays said 
to be yellow, but possibly sometimes purple. 
| 67. 8. cymbalarifolius (Less.! Syn. 391); root tuberous; stem erect, 
herbaceous, simple or branched, glabrous as well as the leaves and in- 
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