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lanceolatis utrinque attenuatis glanduloso-serrato-dentatis _ 
margine subrevolutis glabris, panicula trichotomo-corym- 
bosa compacta, foliis floralibus sessilibus pinnatifidis, sta- 
minibus inclusis, fructibus ovato-ellipticis plano-convexis 
late marginatis linea longitudinali elevata antice notatis 
glabris. 
Has. In bushy places near the summit of the Organ Moun- 
tains. Fl. March. 
Suffrutex 3-pedalis, erectus, parce ramosus, glaber. Rami 
subquadrangulares, florentes elongati, parce foliosi. Folia ad 
apicem ramulorum approximata, longe petiolata, anguste lan- 
ceolata, utrinque attenuata, glanduloso-serrato-dentata, mar- 
gine subrevoluta, glabra, 3 poll. longa, 43 lin. lata.  Petioli 
vix pollicares, supra complanati, marginati, subtus carinata, 
margine versus basin interdum pilosi. Folia floralia sessilia, 
inciso-pinnatifida. Panicule terminales, corymbosæ : ramis 
trichotomis, pilosiusculis, confertis. Bracteæ opposite, ob- 
longe, acute, glabræ. Flores sessiles. Corolla parva, alba, 
campanulata, basi vix gibba, 5-fida, glabra. Stamina 3, in- 
clusa. Stigma trifidum. Semina plano-convexa, late mar- 
ginata, linea elevata antice notata, glabra, pappo coroniformi 
incurvo coronata, 
CoMPosir E. 
478. Vernonia (Lepidaploa) Hilairiana ; caule suffruticoso, 
ramis angulatis pubescentibus, foliis petiolatis longe et an- 
guste lanceolatis utrinque acutis margine revolutis minute 
denticulato-serratis supra rugosis scabris subtus tomen- 
tosis, panicula ramosissima pubescenti-tomentosa, capi- 
tulis. pedicellatis 20-floris, involucri squamis oblongis 
pungentibus puberulis, achenio striato glanduloso, pappi 
ser. ext. brevi setosa. 
Har. Open bushy places on the Organ Mountains, ^ an p 
elevation of about 3000 feet. FI. April. e 
_ Suffrutex 8-10-pedalis. Folia alterna, 6-7 pel Une 10-12 
-lata. Corolla glabra, violacea. Bis 
477 (bis). Vernonia (Lepidaploa) paludosa; caule u pruta- 
VoL. Iv. wo : 
