and is distinctly characterised by its erect habit, deeply- 

 serrated acuminate leaves, and downy branches, along with 

 smooth involucra. 



It is so very nearly the same as the genuine A. tardi- 

 florus of Linnaeus, that it may be doubted whether it is not 

 a mere variety of that species. Should this really be the 

 case, it will be necessary to change its name, although that 

 of tardiflorus seems to have originated in some miscon- 

 ception. 



We have had it under several erroneous names from dif- 

 ferent Gardens, especially under those of A. pubescens and 

 A. Cornuti. 



The plant from which the figure was taken had been 

 received from the Garden of Berlin as the A. pallens of 

 Willdenow. It flowers in September and October ; but is 

 by no means one of the late species. 



