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Leconte, anonymous in Coll. herb, stem pedal 

 quite smooth, leaves levigate over one inch long, 

 peduncle 5 or (3 inches long, calix adpressed 

 turbinate, rays pale red very broad about 8, the 

 flowers at the end of the two branches sessile 

 and perhaps abortive. 



915. BINDERA Raf. N. G. near Aster, 

 Binder in Coll. herb. difl. Aster, pcrianthe in a 

 double series, each of 10 to 12 adpressed equal 

 scariose segments, rays about 15 entire acute, 

 pappus sim[)le capillary fulvous as long as flo- 

 rets, seeds ovate pubescent. Leaves scatttred 

 sessile, flowers ichite, involucrtite — apparently 

 distinct from all the G. lately removed from 

 Aster by perianthe, dedicated to the discoverer; 

 if not approved as he is not much known as a 

 botanist, I will substitute Xalkitis a grecian 

 name of Leucanthemum. 



016. BiNDERA (or Xalkitis) ciliata Raf. 

 hirsute, leaves sessile cuneate acute, scabrose 

 by adpressed hairs, margin stiflly ciliate ; flow- 

 ers terminal few subsessile, involucrate by 2 or 

 3 leaves, segments of perianthe linear acute pu- 

 bescent whitish, rays white, narrow linear acute 

 — discovered by Binder in Louisiana or Florida, 

 branched, leaves uncial crowded, the lower less 

 ciliate, the upper strongly ciliate, flowers uncial, 

 perianthe with equal segments in each row, the 

 inner row longer, pappus smooth silky fulvous. 



917. JALAMBICA Raf. Flosculose, peri- 

 anthe 4f]d base campanulate 4gone, limb 

 spreading, phoranthe flat naked with 4 flowers, 

 2 larger fertile florets opposite, infundibuliform 

 4fid segments reflexed, 4 stamens exerted elon- 

 gated, anthers oblong, style bifid elongate, seeds 

 oblong 4gone crown entire or 4gane 41obed? 

 2 abortive florets or rays ? Anmial creeping^ 



