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Explanation of the Plates. 



(All figures are in natural size.) 



Plate 1. 



Fig. 1. Vernonia viminalis Gleason. Leaf, lower surface; branch 

 of inflorescence. Wright n. 285 (S). 

 2. Vernonia Valenzuelana A. Kich. Leaf, lower surface. 



Wright n. 2785 (G). 

 3. Vernonia angusticeps Ekmax n. sp. Leaf, lower surface; 



branch of inflorescence. Wright n. 282 (DC). 

 4. Vernonia inwquiserrata Sch.-Bip. Leaf, lower surface. 



Wright n. 285 prior (KU). 

 5. Vernonia Sagrceana DC. Leaf, lower surface. Wright 



n. 281 (G-). 

 6. Vernonia linguwfolia Ekman n. sp. Leaf, lower surface. 



Wright n. 285 post. (G). 

 7. Vernonia aceratoides Gleason. Leaf, lower surface. Wright 

 n. 2784 (G). 

 Vernonia Sprengeliana Sch.-Bip. Branch of inflorescence. 



Miguel Fuertes n. 1388 (KU). 

 Vernonia Wrightii Sch.-Bip. Leaf, lower surface; branch of 



inflorescence. Wright n. 284 (G). 

 Vernonia Tuerckheimii Urb. Part of the inflorescence. 



Turckheim n. 2959 (KU). 

 Vernonia buxifolia (Cass.) Less. Flowering branch. Turck- 

 heim n. 2959 B (KU). 



Plate 2. 



1. Vernonia arborescens (L. ) Sw. Branch of inflorescence. 



Duss n. 305 (KU). 



2. Vernonia bahamensis Griseb. Leaf, lower surface; flowering- 



branches. Eggers n. 3893 (KU). 



3. Vernonia arbuscula Less. Flowering branch. Curtiss n. 



65 (KU). 



4. Vernonia complicata Griseb. Flowering branch. Britton 



n. 2225 (KU). 



5. Vernonia albicaulis Pers. Leaf, lower surface; flowering 



branch. RAUNKiiER n. 1919 (H). 



6. Vernonia divaricata Sw. Part of the inflorescence. Wilson* 



n. 238 (G). 



7. Vernonia borinquensis Urb. Part of the inflorescence. Hel- 



ler n. 4391 (KU). 



8. Vernonia acuminata Less. Part of the inflorescence. Harris 



n. 8205 (KU). 



