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with golden-yellow elliptical rays about 1 inch long. Involneral 
bracts linear, spreading but not lax, 1 cm. long, somewhat irreg- 
ular, longer than the ribbed disk ones which are rather setose at 
é subulate awns or scales with lacerate margins and some shorter 
inner scales also lacerate. Corolla tube pubescent. 
Viguieria magnicapitata n. sp. No. 27701, La Barranea 
Nov, 25 1930. Piants with the habit of Rudbeckia laciniata, erect 
wad tall, 3-4 ft. high and simple. Leaves very thick and leathery 
and low-rugose, very scabrous on both sides and with pustulate- 
based hairs short and rigid. Leaves narrowly elliptical, acumi- 
mite at both ends, alternate, almost sessile, strongly 3-nerved en- 
tire, 4-6 inches long by 1-2 wide, many Heads nearly sessile and 
siugle in the upper axils, 1-2 inches wide, very rigid. Outer in- 
Volucral scales ovate-lanceolate-acuminate, rather lax and canes- 
Sent with rigid white hairs, 1 inch long or less. Disk scales rigid 
and linear, almost pungent, inclined to be scabrous. Disk akenes 
rarely Limm. long, and white, Plants too old to determine the 
markable plant, Pappus persistent, Growing 
Verbesina Cayucensis n, sp. No. 27718, Cayuca raneh, 
«slender and erect annual with 
: ays are 1 em. lon hort. 
Ray akenes elliptical, flat, hardly smooth, Without paypas bat 
Disk akenes very flat and thin-winged, ending in lacerate edges, 
Pilose and tipped with a distinct crown 
