566 LXII. COMPOSITÆ. * [ Angianthus. 
12. A, microcephalus, Benth. A small diffuse much-branched annual, 
nearly glabrous. Leaves linear or linear-cuneate, scarcely exceeding 4 in. 
Clusters of flower-heads numerous, depressed-globular, e: nearly 3 
lines diameter, surrounded by 3 or 4 floral leaves scarcel ong as the 
clusters. Receptacle very convex. Partial involucres of 2 keeled bracts and 
rarely a third flat one besides the subtending one.  Florets solitary, 5- 
merous. Pappus of 3 ovate scales quite distinct or more or less united in a 
cup, each one slightly jagged and with a fine awn shorter than the floret.— 
Cephalosorus microcephalus, F. Muell. Fragm. iii. 
WV. Australia. Salt swamp at the estuary of the Murchison river, Oldfield. 
3. A. p latycephalus, Benth. A small slender annual, none of o 
m 3 in. long. eaves linear or linear-euueate, Clusters of rete 
involucres of 2 keeled and 2 flat bracts besides the Ge one. Florets 
, 5-merous, not thickened at the base. Pappus a short jagged ring readily 
falling off with the corolla. 
W. Australia. Tone river, Oldfield.. 
14. A. Drummondii, Benth. A little slender annual of 2 o 
Leaves linear. Clusters of flower-heads hemispherical, about 3 lines e 
meter, surrounded by ovate-lanceolate floral leaves longer than the cluster, 
and a few inner scarious bracts as long as the involucres. Receptacle oir 
vex. Partial involucres of 2 keeled and 2 flat bracts rather broad. Flore 
usually 2, 5-merous, not thickened at the vie? Pappus none. —Skirropho: Ze 
Drummond dii, Turez. in Bull. Mose. 1851, i. 188. 
W. Austr tralia, Drummond, 3rd Coll. n. 123. No. 178 may be a variety of the sil 
hes man and narrower floral leaves, but the specimens are too young for accurate de 
5. A. Preissianus, Benth. An erect annual of 2 to 4 in., sono 
Pec and nearly simple, sometimes much branched from the base, more s 
less woolly-white. Leaves linear, mostly alternate. Clusters of flower-he 
depressed-globular, or hemispherical when fully out, 4 lines diameter or pen 
surrounded. y ovate-laneeolate or linear-lanceolate closely P sed, Je 
eaves longer than the cluster. Receptacle broad, convex. l 
of. 9 keeled or coneave an at bracts, a little mor Seri 1 line Jong: 
Florets usually 2, 4-merous, coi tn and bulb-like at the base. Be rt 
minute denticulate ring. geen horus Preissianus, Stectz in Pl. Preiss. . 
astra Ae 
Sc lia. Holdfast Bay, Spencer's Gulf, F. Mue 
Pred areas, Drummond, n. 192 ; Woodman’s nim "Meus, 
awe. 
^. 38; Moir's Inlet, 
Drammond’s specimens, all very much a like, I find sometimes the 
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thickened at the base and apparently sterile. No. 206 of Drummond may be the 
a very young state. The species requires ee further investigation. 
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