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punctata ; petioli 6'-lin. longi, teretes. Involucrum campanu- 

 latum, squamis 1^ lin. longis. Receptaculum nudum. 

 Corollas ad faucera dilatatae, extus hirsutae, 1\ lin. longae. 

 Styli rami elongati, semiterites, clavati. Acheenium oblongum, 

 basi attenuatum, pentagonum, ad angulos pilosum. Pappus 

 corolla brevior aequalis, uniserialis, paleis setosis, plumosis, 

 albidis. 



Clavigera, DC. 



2808, 4846, et 4847. CI. pinifolia ; fruticosa glabra ramosa, 

 ramis elongatis subfasciculatis teretibus subangulatis dense 

 foliosisjfoliis alternis sessilibus solitariisvel ternatim-fascicu- 

 latis anguste linearibus acutis integerrimis uninerviis utrin- 

 que punctulatis, capitulis corymboso-fasciculatis pedicella- 

 tis erectis 4-floris, involucri squamis laxe imbricatis 3-se- 

 riatis oblongis obtusis vel acutiusculis striatis glabris 

 ciliolatis, exterioribus multo brevioribus ovatis, achaenio 

 10-angulato piloso-villoso. 

 Hab. Dry bushy hills, district of the Rio Preto, Province of 

 Pernambuco (n. 2898), elevated Campos in the Diamond 

 District (n. 4847), and on the Serra de Piedade, Minas 

 Geraes (n. 4846), Brazil. Fl. from July to Sept. 

 Frutex 4-6 pedalis. Folia 12-15-lin. longa, \ lin. lata. 

 Involucrum subcylindricum, 3-3| lin. longum. Receptacu- 

 lum planum nudum. Corollae tubulosae, glabrae, 5-dentatae. 

 Stylus basi bulbosus, bulbis villosis. Pappus 1-serialis, 

 maequalis, setosus, scaber. 



A curious point connected with this plant is the manner 

 m which the leaves are arranged, being alternate, and 

 either solitary or in fascicles of threes, the bases of the two 

 lateral ones being covered by that of the middle one. 



Liatris, Schreb. 



4864. L. {Leptoclinium) Brasiliensis ; fruticosa glabra dicho- 

 tomo-ramosa, ramis angulato-striatis foliosis, foliis oppo- 

 sitis et summis alternis brevissime petiolatis internodio Ion- 



