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34't FLORA OF SOUTH AMERICA AND THE PACIFIC. 



in a young state to have been covered with a cobwebby wool, 

 and on its falling away, the plant has the peculiar hoary tint 

 which is seen on many species of Atriplex, and other marine 

 plants, yet there is no appearance of tomentum or of scales 

 or any mealy covering. 



2051. (45.) S. fasciculatuSi (H. et A.); fruticosus sub- 

 dichotome ramosus albo-tomentosus, foliis remotiusculis line- 

 aribus obtnsis carnosis marginibus revolutis, axillis fasciculos 

 foliorum vel ramos breves folios gerentibus, capitulo termi- 

 nali solitario, involucri ecalyculati foliolis sub-18 subulatis 

 apice subsphacelatis, acheniis elongatis glaberriniis pappi 

 longitudine — Valparaiso; Cuming, (without No.) — A soli- 

 tary specimen of this was in Mr Cuming's Herbarium from 

 Valparaiso, and in an imperfect state. It seems, however, a 

 very distinct and well-marked species. 



2052. (46.) S. albicaulis, (H. et A.) ; fruticosus incano- 

 tomentosus demum nudiusculus, ramisalbidis laevissimis, foliis 

 linearibus obtusis subcarnosis marginibus subcarnosis inte- 

 gerrimis vel rarius pinnatifidis, coi-ymbis compositis, involu- 

 cri cylindraceo-campanulati corollis brevioris foliolis sub-14 

 linearibus acutis apice subsphacelatis.— a. Gilliesii; foliis inte- 

 gerrimis incanis — Mountains of Villavicenzia, above Men- 

 doza ; "odour of honey," Dr Gillies. — /3. subglaber; foliis 



integerrimisnudiusculis East coast of Patagonia; Dr Eights, 



(w. 50.)_7. lohulatus; foliis subpinnatifidis, lobis 1 — 2~brevi- 

 bus— Santa Cruz (Patagonia ?) and Port Desire; C.Dar- 

 win, Esq., [n. 380 and 398.)— a. pinnatifidus ; foliis pinnati- 

 fidis laciniis linearibus elongatis With a. Dr Gillies. Los 



Loamos, N. Patagonia ; Tweerfie.— Like many other of the 

 Senecios, this is very variable in the form of the leaves, piti- 

 natifid or entire, though usually the latter. Capitula elon- 

 gated, twice as long as broad. Involucre tapering at the 

 base, always shorter than the corollas, 



2053. (47.) S. Patagonicus, {H. et A.) ; fruticosus arach- 

 noideo-tomentosus lana magis minusve decidua, foliis lineari- 

 oblongis acutiusculis marginibus revolutis integerrimis supra 

 canaliculatis, corymbis oligocephalis, involucri lato-campanu- 



