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Fructus oblongus, prismatico-tetragonus, 4-alatus, ad 

 raphin contractus, a clorso compressus. Carpella planius- 

 cula, antice subconvexa, dorso subcanaliculata, quinque- 

 jugata, jugis 2 lateralibus piano conimissurali impositis, 

 evittata. — Umbella simplex, subglohosa. Involucrum poly- 

 phyllum, breve. Plantar rigidce, foliis simplicibus, caulibus 

 paniculatis. 



1. Asteriscmm chilense ; foliis trilobis inciso-serratis, pedun- 

 culis elongatis sparsis, petalis profunde emarginatis apici- 

 bus longissimis involutis, fructu basi angustiore, involucri 

 foliolis lanceolatis incisis. (Tab. LXVII. A.) 



A. chilense. Cha7n. et Schlecht. in Linn. v. I. p. 254. t. 5. 

 f. 1. (fructus.) 



Hab. Apud La Cuesta de Zapata, in Chile, alt. 1600 ped. 

 Gillies. 



So accurately have Chamisso and Schlechtendal described 

 the present plant, that nothing is left for me but to form a 

 character which shall distinguish it from the following species. 



Tab. LXVII. A. Fig. a. Head of flowers : nat. size. Fig. 

 1, Abortive flowers. Fig. 2, The same, from which the 

 petals and stamens are removed. Fig. 3, Perfect flower. 

 Fig. 4, Back view of a petal. Fig. 5, Front view of do. 

 Fig. 6, Front view of do., the curiously involute apex 

 being removed. Fig. 7, The apex. Fig. 8, Transverse 

 section of the fruit : — magnijied. 



/ 2. Asteiisc'mm pohjcejihalum, {Gill, et Hook.); aphyllum? pe- 

 dunculis corymbosis numerosis, nunc abortivis spinosis, 

 petalis integris acutis apice involutis, fructu lato-oblongo, 

 involucri foliolis linearibus integris. (Tab. LXVII, B.) 

 Hab. In convallibus Andium, prope " Ladera de la Jaula," 

 et versus " Uspallata," in provincia Mendoza, alt. 7500 

 ped. Gillies. 



The specimens of this plant are gathered at some distance 

 above the root, and are evidently in an advanced state of 

 fructification, while the absence of leaves, for none exist upon 



