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Some genera with conglomerated capitula also occur, such 

 as Cylindrosoriis and Myiiocephalus of Bentham, but they 

 are of no beauty. Several Asteroideae are found here, many 

 of which belong to the inconspicuous genera Brachycome 

 and Lagenophora ; an Eiiryhia lias also been described, and 

 there is a genus nearly allied to Francceuria, the Astetidea 

 pulveridenta,^^ a plant of some beauty, with the appearance 

 of an Aster Novse Anglise ; it is not a little remarkable that 

 with these there also occurs a plant of the genuine genus 

 Aster,^^ and of the Alpigenous section, with altogether its 

 habit. The nearest approach to the vegetation of Cape Com- 

 positse is met with here, in the case of Eriocladium pyramida- 

 tum,^'^^ a plant related to Morysia, but very different in 

 structure. There is even an imitation of the American 

 Labiate Compositse in the form of Amhlysperma scapigera, 

 Benth. a very handsome plant, with very large pale yellow 

 or white flower-heads placed on a scape from a foot to a foot 

 and half high ; it is one of the finest plants of the order found 

 on the continent of Australia. 



(98) AsTERiDEA. (Asteroideae, Inulesc). Capltulum hemispha;ricuin multiflorum 



radlatum ; fl, radii ligulatis uniserialibus tiidentatis fcemineis ; fl. disci 5- 

 dentatis apice glandulosis, hermaphroditis. Invol. imbricatum, squamis 

 exterioribus subulatis, interioribus linearibus. Receptaculum planum, 

 ebracteolatum, areolis elevatis. Antherae basi setoso-appendiculatae. Achse- 

 nium erostre. Pappus setis uniserialibus, basi subscabris, apice barbellato- 

 subpluinosis, annulo nullo. 

 Asteridea pulveruleiita. Herba erecta, ramosa, Asteris N. Anglige facie, 

 undique pills mollibus ramentaceis pulverulenta. Caulis corymboso-panicu- 

 latus. Folia alterna, linearia, semiamplexicaulia, margine revoluta, utrin- 

 que, praacipue subtils scabrluscula. Squamje invol ucrl exteriores sub- 

 squarrosse, apice setacese glabrae, inferiils glanduloso-pilosae. Flosculi radii 

 semunciam longi, verosimiliter albi. 



(99) Aster exul (Alpigenus) ; caulescens, hlspido-pllosus, follis spatbulatis 



obtusis Imbrlcatls integerrimis dentatisque, pedunculis monocepbalis follis 

 longioribus, involucri squamis linearibus acutis pilos articulates dense geren- 

 tibus, acbseniis striatis pubescentibus. Flowers appear to be purple. 



(100) Eriocladium, (Athanasiese). Capltulum multiflorum, horaogamum. In- 

 vol. hemisphfericum, imbricatum, dense lanatum. Receptaculum conlcum, 

 paleis latis membranaceis apice appendlculatis florum longitudlne onustum. 

 Cor. 5-dentat8e, basi Ima glanduloso-pilosse. Antherae ecaudatse. Stigmata 

 truncata. Achgenia erostrla, calva, teretla, glabra. 



Eriocladium pyramidatum . Tota lanugine densa alba vestlta. Caulis pyra- 

 midatus, ramis rigidis ascendentibus 1 -3-cephalis. Folia lineari-oblonga, 

 sessUia, alterna, internodlis paulo longiora. Capitula in fastiglo ramulorum, 

 inter folia sessilia. Discus flavus conlcus. 



