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S. Flanaganii. Phillips, sp. nov. (;5 Plantagieui.) Planta simplex, 

 paullo pilis by ssinis tecta vel glabra. Canlis 5-7 mm. latus, striatus. 

 Folia caudicis 3'5-26'7 cm. louga, '6-6 cm. lata, lanceolata, apice 

 o'btiisa, basi angustata, subainplexicaulia, subtus promineo uuicostata ; 

 juniora interdum pilis byssinis tecta vel glabra ; margines calloso- 

 dentatae. Brar/,-,/,' 2-3*2 cm. longae, basi 3-5 mm. latae, ovatae, 

 acuminatae, pilis byssinis tectae. Capitula 1'3 cm. longa, 1'5 cm. 

 lata, discoidea. Bracteae involucrae circiter 15, 7 mm. lougae, 

 l'S-2'5 mm. latae, apice obtusae glandulosaeque, glabrae ; margines 

 menibranaceae. T-ubus corollae 6'5 mm. longus, basi '5 mm. latus 

 cylindratusque, supra 1'5 mm. latus campamilatusque ; lobi l - 25 mm. 

 longi, - 75 mm. lati, ovati, apice obtusi. Filament a l - 5 mm. longa, 

 filiformia, supra dilata ; antherae 2'5 mm. longae, lineares. Pappus 

 7 mm. lougus, barbellatus, deciduus. Orarium 2'5 mm. longum, 

 '75 mm. latum, striatum, rostratum, glabrum ; stylus 6'5 mm. longus, 

 basi bulbaceus, glabt-r ; lobi l - 5 mm. longi. 



Bester's Vlei, near Witzie's Hoek, 5400-5500 ft., December- 

 January, Bolus, 8193, Flanagan, 2089. 



A simple sublierbaceous plant. Stem 5-7 mm. in diameter, ribbed, 

 sparsely cottony, otherwise glabrous. Lower leaves not seen. Gauline 

 leaves 3 - 5-26 - 7 cm. long, "6-6 cm. broad, lanceolate, obtuse, narrowing 

 at the base and subamplexicaule, with callose-dentate margins and a 

 prominent midrib beneath, the younger leaves sometimes cottony. 

 Heads arranged in a racemose or panicled manner, the ultimate 

 branches bearing 2-3 heads. Bracts 2-3'2 cm. long, 3-5 mm. broad 

 at the base, ovate, acuminate, cottony. Bracteoles '6-1 cm. long, 

 linear. Heads 1'3 cm. long, 1-5 cm. in diameter, discoid, many- 

 flowered, calycled at the base. Involucre of about 15 bracts ; bracts 

 7 mm. long, l - 5-2'5 mm. broad, obtuse, glandular and dark-coloured 

 at the apex, glabrous, with membranous margins. Receptacle flat, 

 honeycombed. Corolla-tube 6'5 mm. long, cylindric, and - 5 mm. broad 

 in the lower half, campanulate and T5 mm. broad in the upper half, 

 glabrous: lobes 1-.25 mm. long, '75 mm. broad, ovate, obtuse. 

 Stamens inserted at the junction of the two portions of the 

 corolla-tube; filaments 1*5 mm. long, filiform, swollen above; 

 anthers 2'5 mm. long, linear, with an ovate gland at the apex. 

 Pappus 7 mm. long, barbellate, deciduous. Ovary 2'5 mm. long, 

 75 mm. broad, terete, striate, beaked, glabrous ; style 6'5 mm. 

 long, filiform, bulbous at the base, glabrous; lobes 1-5 mm. 

 long. 



Near S. digit alifolms, DC., from which it differs in having radiate 

 flowers. 



