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Helichrysum infaustum Wood & Evans, n. sp. Caules ex 

 radice liguosa, plures, diffusi vel suberecti, simplices vel ramosi, 

 pubescentes, basi nudi, sursum foliosi, 4-8 poll, lougi. Folia 

 alterna, sessilia, linearia, obtusa, Integra, superne araneoso-lanata, 

 inferne dense albo-tomentosa, 3-8 lin. longa, 1-1^^ liu. lata. Cymre 

 in pedunculis elongatis, globosae, conciunse, 50-100-cephalae, G-15 

 lin. diam. Capitula cylindracea, 4-8-fl., Ih; lin. longa, floribus 

 omnibus hermapliroditis, corollis 5-dentatis. Involucrum seriebus 

 pluribus imbricatum, squamis scariosis, fulvis, exterioribus ovatis, 

 interioribus ovato-lanceolatis. Receptaculum planum, foveolatum. 

 Pappum acbeuiaque non vidimus. 



Habitat. — Natal. Near Van Reenen's Pass, Drakensberg Mts., 

 5-6000 ped. alt., March; J. Medley Wood, No. G973. 



Near H. hamulosum E. M., but a smaller and apparently less 

 erect plant, with much smaller cymes and heads, and more woolly 

 leaves which are not "hook pointed." Differs from H. Kraussii 

 Sch. Bip. in having all its florets perfect, also in habit and size ; 

 and from both in indument of leaves. After examination of numerous 

 heads, we have not been able to find any trace of pappus. 



Berkheya latifolia Wood & Evans, n. sp. Herbacea, 1-2 ped. 

 alta, apice racemoso-pauiculata. Folia inferiora 12-14 poll, longa, 

 G-7 poll, lata, ovato-oblonga, basi coarctantia, acuta, petiolata ; 

 intermedia minora, angusto-oblonga, decurrentia in utraque parte 

 caulis, superiora rapide diminuentia, crasse creuata marginibus 

 spinosis, obscuris, paucis minutis adpressis pilis supra, infra arach- 

 noidea. Capitula pauca (3 tantum in speciminibus nostris). Pedi- 

 celli erecti, 2^-4 poll, longi. Squamae involucrales 100 vel plures, 

 in j)luribus seriebus, diffusa), rigidfe, marginibus spinosis, glandulis 

 minutis pedicellatis, subtus dense tectae. Spini 1-2 lin. longi. Radii 

 circa 40, |-1 poll, lougi, 6-8-striati, bifidi, utroque lobo bifido. 

 Receptaculum profunde foveolatum, cellis apice laceratis, dentibus 

 sa)pe longis acuminatis. Achseuia glabra. Squamte pappi paucte, 

 apice laceratoe, interiores angustiores. Flores lutei. 



Habitat. — Natal. On side of a grassy hill near De Beers Pass, 

 Drakensberg Mts., March, 5-6000 alt. ; J. Medley Wood, No. 5960. 



Berkheya montana Wood & Evans, n. sp. Herbacea, erecta, 

 striata, spinosa, minute pubescens, 3-5 ped. alta. Folia radicalia 

 nulla, caulina oblonga, margine plus minus undulato vel augulato, 

 spinoso-ciliato, superne minute hispida, inferne tcnuiter arachnoidea, 

 inferiora 6-9 poll, longa cum petiolo, 3-4 poll. lata. Petioli foliorum 

 inferiorum subamplexicaules nee decurrentes, ^-^ poll, longi, gra- 

 datim diminuentes, foliis superioribus sessilibus. Capitula laxe 

 disposita in corymbis axillaribus terminalibusque i-1^ poll. diam. 

 Squama] involucrales squarros;e, lanceolate, exteriorcs longissimoe, 

 spiuoso-acuminatie, margine spinis paucis sparsis in basi concreto, 

 arachnoidea) infra, utrinque dense tecta3 glandulis minutis, vena 

 media conspicua, lateralibus supra obscuris. Squamre exteriores 

 4-7 lin. longiTj, spinum 1 lin. longum iucludcntes. Receptaculum 

 profunde foveolatum, cellis fimbriatis, longis setis acuminatis. 

 Acha^nia glabra, striata, minute pedicellata. Pappum crateriforme, 

 concretum, uniseriatum, apice laceratum. Flores lutei. 



