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allied to A. linifolius, but is readily distinguished by the broader and 
perfectly flat leaves, and the involucral scales consolidated almost to 
their apices. It is a neat growing bush, and tolerably gay ; but infe- 
rior in beauty to many of its kindred species. 
Fig. 1, a flowering branch; the natural size. Fig. 2, a leaf; 3, involucre; 4, corolla 
of the ray; 5, a disc-flower; 6, lobes of the disc-corolla; 7, anther; 8, apex of style, 
from a disc-flower ; variously magnified. 
154. ASTER PETIOLATUS, Harv. ( Composite.) 
A. (Agathza) petiolatus: caulibus procumbentibus pendulisve 
elongatis simpliciusculis pubescentibus, foliis alternis sparsis petiolatis 
ovatis grossé 3-5 dentatis membranaceis venosis punctulatis, pedunculis 
terminalibus nudis 1-cephalis, iny. squamis sub-biseriatis equalibus 
pilosis lanceolatis: ovariis puberulis, pappi setis scabris. 
Haz.—District of Albert and in Basutu Land, hanging over precipitous rocks, 7. 
Cooper, 658 and 727. (Herb. T. C. D.) 
Descr.— Stems, many from the crown, 2-3 feet long, procumbent or 
pendulous, simple or slightly branched, pubescent with short spreading 
hairs, slender. Leaves alternate, at intervals of 1-3 inches, distinctly 
petioled ; petiole 1-3 lines long; lamina ovate, coarsely few toothed, 
4-3 inch long, 4-5 lines wide, membranous, veiny, thinly pubescent. 
Pedune. ending the branches, nude, one-headed. nv. scales biseriate, 
equal, pilose, lanceolate. Rays numerous, oblong, 3-toothed, white or 
purple. Achenes minutely hispidulous. Pappus rough, slender, white. 
A very remarkable and distinctly characterized species of Aster, in 
general aspect resembling A. Cymbalarie, but easily known from that 
by its alternate, not opposite leaves. From all the Cape Asters with 
alternate leaves it may be known by its distinctly petioled leaves, &c. 
Mr. Cooper describes its long, weak stems hanging down in festoons 
over the edges of precipices. No other collector seems, as yet, to have 
met with it. 
Fig. 1, a flowering branch; the natural size. Fig. 2, a dise-flower; 3, apex of its 
style; 4, a corolla of the ray; 5, achene and pappus; 5, apex of pappus-bristle ; 
variously magnified. 
155. LITOGYNE GLABRA, Harv. ( Composite.) 
Gen. Cuar.—Capitulum hetero-monoicum, multiflorum, discoideum ; 
floribus marginalibus filiformibus 3-dentatis foemineis pluriseriatis; 
centralibis masculis, 5-dentatis. Jnvoluerum imbricatum, squamis 
acutis pluriseriatis. Receptaculum nudum, depressum. Pappus nullus. 
Masc: Anthere lineares, semi-exserte, basi acute. Stylus simplex, 
longe exsertus, hispidus. Ovarium abortivum. Fam.: Anthere nulle. 
Stylus exsertus, bifidus, ramis filiformibus glabris. Ovarium glabrum, 
ovuliferum. Acheniwm (non visum). 
I. glabra: glabra, levis. Ethulia ? Gariepina, D. C. Prodr. 5, p.138. 
Has.—On the Gariep Drege! Namaqualand, A. Wyley! (Herb. T. C. D.) 
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