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oblongis obtusis supra ])ubeseentibiis subtus albo-tomentosis ; capifulis 

 14-flosculosis in corvmbos laxos ramulos termiiiantes ordinatis pedun- 

 culis propriis ssepius involucro brevioribus insidentibus : involucri 

 campanulati pubescentis phylHs 4-serialibus oblongo-ovatis acutis 

 interioribus quam exteriora majoribus ; Jiosculis exsertis ; adiceniis 

 turbinatis ajnce truncatis 4-costatis appresse setosis. 



Belgian Congo, Elisabethville ; n. 109135. 



Tota planta nobis obvia 15 cm. alt. Rami ramulique graciles. 

 Folia pleraque 6-12 X 1-8 mm., summa vero imminuta et bracteas 

 mentientia. Corymbi ±4x3 cm. ; hormu rami gracillimi. Pedun- 

 culi proprii plerumque ± 3 mm. long. Capitula pansa 6x4 mm. 

 Involucri phylla ext. 2-vix 3 mm. long., int. 4 mm., haec anguste 

 purpm*eo-marginat£e. Corollse purpureas ; tubo anguste infundibu- 

 lari, 3 mm. long. ; lobi anguste triangulares, 2 mm. long, Styli 

 rami 1 mm. long. Achtenia 1*25 mm. long., ima basi attenuata. 



A curious little plant aj^parently referable to this small genus and 

 very distinct in it. 



Paurolepis, Compoftitanun e tribu Vernoniearum genus novum. 

 Capitida homogama, tubulitlora. Involucrnm campanulatum e phyllis 

 paucis subbiseriatis comparate latis coriaceis compositum. Recepta- 

 culum planum, alveolatum. CoroJlcd tubus inf undibularis ; limbus 

 5-fidus lobis angustis. Aiitherce basi prominenter auric ulatae auriculis 

 connatis. Styli rami elongati, hirtelli. Achcenia coUo basilari parvo 

 imposita, apice truncata, 4-costata. Fappi squamae circa 20, duplicie 

 serie insertae, laceratae ; setae 0. — Suffrutex tenuis. Folia alterna, 

 angusta, Integra. C^apitula parva, ad apicem ramulorum laxe 

 corymbosa. Flosculi purpurei. 



P. angusta, sp. unica. Ramvlis tenuibus subtiliter striatis 

 minute puberulis tandem fere glabris ; foliis sessilibus anguste 

 linearibus ob margines arete revolutas subteretibus microscopice 

 sericeis ; corymhls quam folia plane longioribus ; capitulis 10-flos- 

 culosis ; involucri phyllis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis acutis minute 

 sericeis; Jl OS CK I is longe exsertis; corollcd extus pubescentis necnon 

 pellucido-glandulosae tubo quam lobi anguste oblongi obtusiusculi 

 paullulum breviore ; styli ramis exsertis ; achceniis turbinatis ap- 

 presse setosis ; pappi squamis achaeniis multo brevioribus lanceolatis 

 sordide albis. 



N. Rhodesia, Broken Hill; n. 7738. [Also at Kew from Bowood 

 Siding; n. 8057.] 



Planta saltern bispithamea. Folia pleraque 1-3 cm. long., circa 

 •5 mm. lat. Cor}aiibi 5-7 X 6-8 cm. Pedunculi proprii filiformes, 

 2-4 cm. long. Capitula pansa 1 cm. lat. Involucrum 3 mm. long. 

 CoroUae tubus 35 mm. long., ima basi '75 mm. sub faucibus 2 mm. 

 lat. ; lobi 4 mm. long., '8 mm. lat. Antherae 3 mm. long. Styli 

 rami longit. 3 mm. paullulum excedentes. Achienia fere 2 mm. long. 

 Pappi squamae '5 mm. long. 



The genus finds its warrant in the curious pappus ; the sub- 

 biseriate coriaceous involucre is also worthy of notice. The affinity 

 is with Jlrrderia, Triplotaxis and Ayeratina. 



Vernonia (§ Lcpidella) zambesiaca, sp. nov. Verisimi ter suf- 



