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to answer to the Cineraria trifurcata, Spr., as far as the lower 

 leaves are concerned, and it is from pretty near the same 

 locality. We may observe, however, that the structure of 

 the stem-leaves is very similar to that of our S. vaginatus. 

 The flower is about an inch aci-oss. Involucre campanulate, 

 scarcely calyculate, not sphacelate, of about 10-12 sharp 

 glabrous leaflets, and with about as many yellow ligules. 



2046. (40.) S. zostercefolius, glaberrimus parvus annuus, 

 radice fibrosa, caule scapiformi simplici folioso gracili mono- 

 cephalo, foliis radicalibus linearibus obtusissimis enervibus 

 basi dilatatis diaphanis subvaginantibus, caulinis sensim 

 brevioribus subulatis, involucre lato-campanulati ecalyculati 

 foliolis sub-14 acutis non sphacelatis, ligulis totidem brevibus 

 obtusis estriatis intejjerrimis. — Margins of the Laiiuna de 

 Ranco, near Valdivia ; Bridges, {?i. 632.) — This is a very 

 remarkable looking plant, and has all the appearance of 

 being an aquatic ; the texture of the leaves is very similar to 

 that of Zostera. Flower about three-fourths of an inch 

 across, probably yellow where recent, but greenish where dry. 



Sect. III. DiscoiDEi. 

 * Tomentosi. 



2047. {A'\.)S.depresstis, (H. et A.); nanus csespitosus sub- 

 acaulis totus dense cano-tomentosus, foliis imbricatis oblon- 

 gis acutis integris vel apice tridentatis, capitulo terminali 

 sclitario, involucri lanati ecalyculati? foliolis numerosis 

 (sub-24) subulatis apice sphacelatis, coroliis pappo immersis, 



— Culcitium depressum, Don, mst Summit of Planchon and 



Valle de los Ciegos, Andes of Mendoza ; Dr Gillies.— Our 

 plants are scarcely three inches high. Leaves three-fourths 

 of an mch long, dense, and imbricated ; some entire, others 

 3-toothed at the apex. 



2048.(42.) S. Pueppifjii, (H. etA.); humilis c«spitosus 

 multiceps ubique dense cano-tomentosus, caulibus basi foliosis 

 apice pedunculiformibus monocephalis, foliis oblongis sub- 

 spathulatis obtusis puncto nigro terminatis laxe imbricatis 

 integerrimis margine subrevolutis, pedunculo bracteato, invo- 



