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flaccidus." The species has a very extended range, if 1 am 

 correct in supposing it to be the plant of Chamisso. 



/ 2. Bowlesia tropcBolifoUa, {Gill, ef Hook.) ; stellatim pubescens, 

 caule procumbente gracili, foliis pahnatim 5-7-partitis, 

 laciniis lanceolatis obtusiusculis inteijerrimis sinubus 

 acutis, pedunculis subelongatis 3-floris, fructibus parvis. 

 Hab. In umbrosis et in fissuris rupiuni apud " el Salto de 

 San Isidro," in convalle Andium versus Mendozam : alt. 

 6000 ped. Gillies. 



Tata planfa, sed folia juniora pedicellique prajcipue, pilis 

 brevibus ramosis stellatisve pubescens. Caules filiformes, 

 longi, graciles, procumbentes. Folia sublonge petiolata, 

 (petiolo 2 ad 4 uncias longo,) unciam ad duas uncias lata, 

 reniformi-rotundata, profunde ultra medium 5-7-fidis, 

 etiam palmato-partitis, sinubus acutis, lateralibus minus 

 profundis, unde folium fere palmato-pedatum. Ad basin 

 petioli stipulcB parvae, vix, nisi oculo armato, conspicuae, 

 acuminatae, albidse, scariosse, atque pilosae. Pediinculus 

 subpollicaris, triflorus. Flores pedicellati. Germen petal- 

 ague pilosa. 



Suhtrih. II. Muline^e. DC. 

 3. BOLAX. 

 J. 1. Bolax Gilliesii ; densissime csespitosa, foliis petiolatis trifi- 

 dis, umbella pedunculata 4-10 flora, fructibus utriculosis. 

 (Tab. LXIII.) 



Hab. In valle Uspallata, Andibus Mendozae, alt. 6000 usque 

 ad 12,000 ped. Gillies. 



Radix longe descendens. Caules plurimi ex eadem radice, 

 densissime et latissime caespitosi, vix duas uncias longi, 

 ubique foliosi. Folia siccitate rigida, opaca, basi lato-vagi- 

 nata, concava, medio in petiolum brevem crassiusculum 

 attenuata, superne dilatata in laminam latiusculam crassam 

 trifidam, laciniis acutiusculis subasqualibus, raro bifidam 

 laciniis aequalibus. Pedunculus terminalis, crassiusculus, 

 teres, subrugulosus, superne paululum incrassatus, involu- 

 cratus. Involucrum e foliolis 5-6 ovalibus, concavis, obtusis. 



