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rimus ramis striatis foliosis, foliis linearibus plunis costatis 

 superne latioribus trifidis marginibus revolutis laciniis cuspi- 

 dato-acuminatis, pedunciilis bracteatis terminalibus sim{)lici- 

 bus monocephalis vel divisis dicephalis, involucri ovati caly- 

 culati foliolis sub-18 angustis acutis apice spliacelatis corollis 

 brevioribus. — Santa Cruz (Patagonia?) C. Jiaricin, Esq.^ 

 («. 386.) — Leaves rather crowded, especially towards the 

 upper part of the brandies where the flower-stalks arise. 



2062. (56.) S. crithmoides, (II. et A.); glaberrimus hunii- 

 lis, ramis brevibus fasciculatis basi sufFruticosis superne 

 pedunculiformibus bracteatis monocephalis, foliis carnosis 

 spathulatis seu obovatis petiolatis integris dentatis 3 — 5- 

 fidisve laciniis acutis, involucri lato-campanulati caiyculati 

 foliis lineari-oblongis acuminatis laxis vix sphacelatis corollis 

 paruni brevioribus Andes of Mendoza ; Dr Gillies. — Ex- 

 tremely variable in the leaves, yet there is a peculiar habit 

 by which it may be recognised. Leaves, an inch or more 

 long, some linear-spathulate and entire, some ovato-spathu- 

 late and more or less toothed or 3 — 5-fid. Capitula, an inch 

 in diameter. 



2063. (57.) S. limbardioides, (H. et A.) ; glaber fruticosus, 

 ramis strictis striatis subdense foliosis, foliis lato-linearibus 

 subspathulatisve acutis planis subtus costa distincta integer- 

 rimis, corymbo polycephalo, pedicellis bracteatis (bracteis 

 subulatis) ; involucri lato-campanulati caiyculati foliolis sub- 

 16 lineari-subulatis non sphacelatis corollis brevioribus. — 

 Port-Gregory, Patagonia; King's Voyage.—^, major ; foliis 

 capitulisque paullo majoribus pedicellis bracteis numerosis. 

 — Port- Famine, Patagonia; C. Darwin, Esq., {n. 388.) — 

 Leaves, H — 2 inches long, three lines wide. Capitula, three- 

 fourths of an inch across. 



2064. (58.) S. bracteolatus, (H. et A.); fruticosus glaber, 

 foliis linearibus acutis planis integerrimis, corymbis densis 

 polycephalis, pedicellis multibracteolatis bracteolis parvis 

 subulatis apice glandula albida, involucri ovati basi attenuati 

 caiyculati foliolis sub- 10 lanceolatis acutis subsphacelatis 

 corollis brevioribus. — Buenos Ayres ; Dr Gillies. — Leaves 



