PLAXT.K ROfiKRSIAX.T; 7 



tifidis (segiuentis ovato-oblongis ol)tusissimis vel obtusis) sat longc- 

 petiolatis summis paueis sessilibus necnon amplexieaulibus omnibus 

 leviter seabi-iusculis ; cdpifulis parvis heterogamis radiatis peduncu- 

 latis in corvmbum breveiu oligocephalum ordinatis ; pcdunculls 

 propriis gvacilibus inv(jhici-a excedentibus ypqviantibusve perpauci- 

 bracteatis fere omnino glabris ; invohtcri campanulati glabri phyllis 

 13 lanceolato-oltlongis acutis apice leviter barbellatis margine anguste 

 scariosis additis ealyculi .'3^ inulto brevioribus ; Uffiilis 8 aurantiacis ; 

 disci tlosculis 28 liaud exsertis ; sfyli ramis truncatis penicillatis ; 

 achce)iiis 'AfWiwc valde crudis cjdindrieis glabris; pappi setis scabri- 

 usculis albis. 



Cape, Tulbagh Road; n. 17051. 



Folia in sicco bete viridia, usque 5 cm. long, (petiole circa 2 cm. 

 long, exempto), inferiora vero breviora ; segmenta pleraque 5 — fere 

 10 mm. long., 4-5 mm. lat. Inflorescentia exemplarii unici nobis 

 obvii 2-5 cm. long. Pedunculi proprii 5-10 mm. long. Involucrum 

 5 mm. long. ; ealyculi phylla apice fusca, 1"5 mm. long. Ligulte 

 lineari-oblongie, 5 mm. long. Disci corollse S-mene, infundibulares, 

 2'5 mm. long. Styli rami '6 mm., achsenia 1 ram., pappus 2'25 mm. 

 long. 



Known by tbe prolix babit and the relatively large pinnatifid 

 leaves. 



Senecio Johaniieshurgensis S. Moore var. dentatus, var. nov. 

 Folia inferiora dentata baud pinnatifida. Ceteroquin ut in tvpo. 



Transvaal, Yolksrust ; n. 19007. 



Tbe aflfinity of this would seem to be with *S'. hiemcioides DC. of 

 § PoIi/rrJiizi, not with S. consanguinens DC. as stated in Journ. Bot. 

 xli. 401 in tbe absence of a specimen showing the root-system. 



Senecio (§ Oliguntlioidei) latissimifolius, .sp. nov. Caide sim- 

 pliei ascerrdente valido ex rhizomate validofoliorum reliquiis irabricatis 

 onusto oriente ; foliis radicalibus sessilibus elongatis sputhulato- 

 obovatis apice rotuiidatis nonnunquara emarginatis inferne longe 

 extenuatis basi araneosis alibi glabris vel summum leviter puberulis 

 mai'gine late dentatis vel dentato-undulatis tenuiter membranaceis ; 

 foliis cai/Iinis obovato-subpanduriformibus apice rotundatis basi late 

 amplexieaulibus margine dentatis ima basi araneosis ceterum glabris ; 

 capitiilis submajusculis heterogamis radiatis in corymbum elongatum 

 polycephalum bracteatum digestis ; bracteis inferioribus foliis cavilinis 

 similibus sed plane minoribus intermediis lineari-lanceolatis superi- 

 oribus llnearilius summis jjerpaucis in ealyculi phylla transeuntibus ; 

 pcdiuicidis ])roj)riis involucra facile excedentibus; invoJucri cam- 

 panulati glal)ri ph3'llis 20 oblongis obtusis siu'sum angustatis apice 

 sphacelatis margine scariosis ; ealyculi phyllis paueis lineari-lanceolatis 

 apice barliellatis quam involucrum multo brevioribus ; lignlis ilavis ; 

 disci corollis circa 70 5-meris breviter exsertis; siyli ramis truncatis 

 penicillatis; achauiiis cylindricis 5-costatis sericeis ; pappi setis 

 scabriuscidis all)is. 



Transvaal, Pilgrim's Rest ; n. 14946. 



Planta trispithamea. Caulis circa 5 ram. diam., exiraic striata. 

 Folia radlcalia 15-24 cm. long., apiccm versus fere 6 cm, lat. Folia 



