ADDITIONS TO TRIMEN's FLORA. 193 



LXX. — CoaiPOSiT^. 



At end of Key (20 Xanthium), a//er " heads unisexual " read 

 " male fl. tubular." 



1. Vernonia. In the Key, V. Tkwaitesii lias a 10-ribbed 

 achene ; it must read — 



Achenes terete or 4-5-ribbed. 



Bracts acute or mucronate 1. V. Gardner i. 



Bracts obtuse rounded 12. V. pectiniformis . 



Achenes 10-ribbed. 



Semi-shrubby, heads clustered in groups of 3, 5, or more 

 with very short stalks, bracts in many rows of different 

 lengths, with " spine " at tip 7. V. scariosa. 



Annual, heads many, in loose panicles, larger, bracts all 

 of same length without " spine " 8. V. anthelmintica. 

 Perennial, heads few on long stalks, leaves more or 

 less crowded at ba^e. bracts of several lengths, with 

 "spine" 2. V. Thwaitesii. 



V. setigera (ill.l). Ambawela ! Horton Plains ! Hakgala ! 

 V. Hookeriana (III. 8). Summit of Rifcigala ! 

 F. scariosa (III. 8). Hakgala! 



V. Wightiana (III.IO). Xaminakuh ! 2,500 ft.; 3,800 ft. 

 Pearson. 



F. zeylanica (III.IO). Hin-botiya, S. 

 V. pectiniformis (III. 11). Bracts sometimes mucronate. 

 V. arborea (III.ll). Horfcon Plains, 6,800 ft. ! 

 3. Adenostemma. A. viscosum (III. 13). Summit of 

 Ritigala ! 

 7. Lagenophora. L. Billardieri (III. 16). Fl. Mar. 

 9. Microglossa. M. zeylanica {111.11). Pupula, S. 

 11. Blumea. B. flexuosa (III.20). 2,500 ft.; 3,800 ft. 

 Pearson. 



16. Anaphalis. A. cinnamomea (III. 28). Summit of 

 Naminakuh ! Fl. Jan. 



A. oblonga (III. 30). 2,500 ft. Pearson. Summit of Na- 

 minakuh ! Fi. Feb., Mar. 



A. hrevifolia (III.31). Fl. Jan., Feb. 



17. Helichrysum. H. huddleoides (III.32). Fl. Apr., 

 May. 



