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FLORA or SOUTH AMEUICA AND THK PACIFIC. 



and De Candolle, which latter author places it in his section^ 

 " Oblongifolire," although liie leaves are truly 3-nerved. 

 We think it is equally certainly the Blolina racemosa of 

 Ruiz and Pavon, and therefore adopt the name of those 

 authors though not strictly characteristic. De Candolle 

 makes our D. rigida a var. of B. ohlongifolia^ a very obscure 

 species of Sprengel. 



1046. (3.) B. eupatorioides {Hook, et Arn.) : elata fruti- 

 cosa erecta, ramis angulato-sulcatis pubescenti-glandulosis, 

 foliis sessilibus submenibranaceis oblongis acuininatis remote 

 spinuloso-dentatis (dentibus angustis) basi inlegerrimis tri- 

 nerviis supra glabris margine nervisque modice elevatis subtus- 

 pubescenti-scabriusculis, panicula corymboso-pyramidata, iu- 

 volucri campanulati squamis lineari-oblongis acutiusculis 

 margine pallidis — a. {masc.) foliis quadripolUcaribus latis 

 fere ovato-oblongis, siccitate nigrescentibus. Isle la Moche, 

 South Pacific Ocean. Dr Eights. — ;3. foliis quadripolli- 

 caribus angustioribus. Chiloe. Cuming [n. 56). — /. foliis 

 bipoUicaribus angustioribus. Fields near Valdivia. Bridges 

 (n.olS) — This seems to be a very southern species, and also a 

 most distinct one, alihoufrh rankino- next B. racemosa. Its 

 leaves are very much larger and longer; there is nothing of 

 the harsh and rigid character of the preceding species, nor of 

 the copious broad triangular teeth reaching quite to the base. 



1047. (4). B. ovata (Hook, et Arn.); fruticosa, ramrs stri- 

 atis pubescentibus, foliis exacte ovatis submembranaceis acu- 

 tiusculis trinerviis fere ad basin obtusissimam denticulato- 

 serratis brevissime petiolatis, petiolo late alato nervisque sub- 

 tus laeviter elevatis pubescentibus, paniculisdensiscorymboso- 

 pyramidatis, involucri campanulati squamis lineari-oblongis 



interioribus apice ad marginem eroso-fimbriatis St Mary, 



S. Pacific Ocean. Dr Eights. — Leaves 12 — 14 lines long, 

 8 — 10 broad, decidedly petiolated, exactly ovate, rather 

 closely and very regularly denticulato-serrate. In habit it 

 approaches the preceding. 



1048. (5). B. aerrulata (Pers.); herbacea erecta glabra, 

 caale basi tereti apice angulato, foliis petiolatis Jato-lancco- 



