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Crepis chirindica, sp. nov. Herba scaposa, foliis radicalibus ro- 

 sulatis e rhizomate crasso pluribus sessilibus oblanceolato-oblongis 

 obtusis nisi obtusissimis basin versus gradatim angustatis margine 

 plerumque distanter brevissimeque denticulatis supra glabris 

 subtus scabriusculis necnon in costa centrali aliquantulo hispidulis, 

 scapis caespitosis folia longe excedentibus erectis sursum (raro 

 inferne) ramosis ramis paucis elongatis monocephalis striatis 

 saltern prima juventute hispidis, involucri campanulati pbyllis 

 interioribus circa 12 anguste lanceolato-oblongis obtusis margine 

 anguste scariosis dorso hispidis quam phylla exteriora linearia 

 facile longioribus, achaeniis oblongis aliquanto compressis superne 

 in rostrum satis longum gradatim attenuatis crebro costatis costis 

 microscopice papillosis, pappi setis scabriusculis albis. 



Hab. Ehodesia, Melsetter District ; Sicijnnerton. 



Ehizoma 1-5 cm. diam. Folia pleraque 7-10 cm. long., ultra 

 medium + 1-5 cm. lat., in sicco griseo-viridia. Scapus fere 

 50 cm. alt. ; hujus bracteaB paucese, seniores 1-5-2 cm., juniores 

 circa 5 mm. long. ; rami florigeri summum 15 cm. long., solem- 

 niter 5-10 cm. Capitula pansa 15 x 15 mm. Involucri phylla ext. 

 + 5 mm., phylla int. 12 mm. long. Achaenia in toto 10 mm. 

 long. ; hujus rostrum 5 mm. long. Pappus 7 mm. long. 



This too is near C. humhensis Hiern, which it greatly resembles 

 in habit ; it is, however, different in the capitula and the achenes. 



Crepis simulans, sp. nov. Herbacea scaposa foliis radicali- 

 bus arete approximatis sessilibus e rhizomate sat crasso oriundis 

 oblongo-oblanceolati* obtusis basin versus sensim coarctatis mar- 

 gine dentatis utrobique hispidulo - glanduloso - pubescentibus, 

 scapis caespitosis folia excedentibus erectis superne rariramosis 

 inferne bracteas perpaucus foliis similes sed minores levissimeque 

 amplexicaules gerentibus, capitulis mediocribus pluriflosculosis 

 corymbum oligocephalum referentibus, pedunculis propriis erectis 

 quam involucra manifesto longioribus, involucri campanulati 

 phyllis int. 12 anguste oblongo - lanceolatis obtusis margine 

 scariosis dorso hispidulo-pubescentibus quam phylla ext. longiori- 

 bus, achasniis auguste linearibus subteretibus sensim in rostrum 

 quam sese brevius desinentibus optime costatis microscopice 

 papillosis, pappi setis scabriusculis sordide albis. 



Hab. Ehodesia, Mt. Chirinda ; Sioynnerton. 



Folia 2-5-8 cm. long., 12-18 mm. lat., membranacea. Scapus 

 summum 30 cm. alt., longitrorsum sulcatus ; hujus bracteae in- 

 feriores 3-4 cm. long., superiores lineares ± 7 mm. long. Pedun- 

 culi proprii ± 5 cm. long. Capitula florescentia 10 x 7 mm., 

 fructescentia 13 x 10 mm. Involucri pylla int. 9 mm., ext. circiter 

 6 mm. long. Achainia in toto 7 (raro 8) mm. long., hujus rostrum 

 3 mm. Pappus 5 mm. long. 



Differs from the last in the indumentum, the toothed leaves, 

 and the smaller heads and achenes. 



In leafy stages this greatly resembles Tripteris amplexicaulis 

 Less. 



Crepis ephemeroides, sp. nov. Herba scaposa, foliis radi- 

 calibus paucis parvis sessihbus anguste oblongo-oblanceolatis 



