heads. Each smaller head (fig. 1.) consists of from 5 to 9 

 florets, surrounded by ovate rather serrated leaflets, all of 

 which, except the most exterior one, are white and mem- 

 branous. The florets (fig. 2.) arise from the axil of each 

 leaflet, and have a feathery pappus (fig. 4.) cup-shaped at its 

 base, and then divided into 16 rays. The corolla (fig. 5.) has 

 rather a funnel-shaped figure ; the anthers have each two 

 bristles at the base (fig. 3.) ; and the style, which is bulbous 

 at the base is divided at the apex into two linear furrowed 

 arms, each of which is terminated by a cushion-shaped 

 dilatation. 



