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Anthospermum emirnense, n. sp. — A dioicous under-sbrub, witb 

 pubescent brancblets. Leaves in opposite pairs, witb usually a tuft 

 of otbers in tbeir axils, so as to seem verticillate, oblanceolate, 

 entire, subcoriaceous, -^-f in. long, connected at tbe base by tbe 

 sbort pilose interpetiolar stipule, wbicb lias usually only a single 

 sbort cusp. Flowers in copious wborls in tbe axis of tbe leaves, 

 sessile. Male witb a iDinldsb corolla l-12tb in. long, witb 4 

 lanceolate teetb, wbicb are longer tlian tbe cylindrical tube, and 4 

 stamens inserted at tbe tbroat of tbe tube, witb filaments as long 

 as tbe antbers. Female flower witb a small obovoid ovary witb 

 scarcely any calyx-limb, a very small corolla witb 3-4 erect lanceo- 

 late segments, and a pilose style ^-^ in. long, witb two long subu- 

 late arms. — .Central Madagascar, Dr. Parker! Gatbered previously 

 by Bojer and Meller. Closely allied to A. asperuloides, Hook, fil., 

 of tbe Cameroons, and A. jjachi/rrhizum, Hiern, of Abyssinia. We 

 bave four more Madagascar species, one of wbicb appears to be 

 quite identical witb tbe well-known and widely-s^Dread A. atliiopicum 

 of tbe Cape. 



Vernonia (Decaneurum) pegtoralis, n. sj). — A sbrub or small 

 tree, witb sbortly pilose slender woody brown brancblets. Leaves 

 alternate, sbortly petioled, linear, 3-4 in. long, under ^ in. broad, 

 acuminate, entire, moderately firm in texture, green and tbinly 

 pilose on botb surfaces. Heads very numerous, arranged in dense 

 terminal corymbose panicles. Involucre campanulate, | in. long 

 and broad ; bracts about 20, rigid, brownisb black, orbicular, nearly 

 naked on tbe surfaces, but minutely ciliated, tbe outer gradually 

 smaller, all very obtuse. Flowers 10-12 in a bead. Immature 

 acbene pilose. Pappus of 30-40 uniform wbitisb bristles, tinged 

 witb pink, above \ in. long. — Central Madagascar, Dr. Parker ! A 

 native cougb-medicine. A near ally of Decaneurum grande, DC, 

 Prod, v., 66. 



Vernonia (Decaneurum) rhodolepis, n. sp. — A sbrub or small 

 tree, witb brancblets clotbed witb dense sbort brown glandular 

 bau's. Leaves alternate, sessile, oblanceolate, 2-3 in. long, acute, 

 crenulate, subcoriaceous, sbortly pubescent above, densely matted 

 witb yellowisb brown bairs beneatb. Heads in dense terminal 

 corymbose panicles. Involucre campanulate, ^ in. long, about 30 

 subrigid lanceolate-cuspidate 3-4 serial bracts, glanduloso-pilose 

 and brigbt mauve-red in tbe exposed portions. Flowers brigbt red, 

 about 20 in a bead. Acbene brownisb, subterete, ^ in. long, faintly 

 bispidulous between tbe 8-10 distinct ribs. Pappus of about 30 

 pure wbite rigid uniform bristles nearly ^ in. long. — Betsileo 

 country, flowering in July, Baron 338 ! 



Vernonia Merana, n. sp. — A tree, witb woody brancblets 

 clotbed witb tbiu pale brown tomentum. Leaves alternate, sbortly 

 petioled, oblanceolate, acute, entire, 4-5 in. long, 1-1^ in. broad, 

 subcoriaceous, glabrous on tbe upper surface, clotbed witb tbin pale 

 brown tomentum beneatb, copiously penninerved. Heads in deltoid 

 axillary sessile panicles as long as tbe leaves, witb laxly subspicate 

 brancbes clotbed witb tbe same pale brown tomentum. Involucre 

 campanulate, i in. long ; bracts about 20, very small, ovate 



