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lobes laiifeolatc. acute oi' ohliise. al)Out 'L') iiiiii. Ikiil;'. Style arms nearly 

 l.T) iimi. Idiii^'. Anthers slender. .'! iiini. Iniiii' or less. 



Lrzox. rnivincc oi \U-\\<j:\wi. Bu^iiis ( 4(H;4 Mmilh OctdlxM' "iS. I'.KI.-). 'I'lio fol- 

 lowing specimens are aiipareiitly lefeiahle here: ISeii^net . JJajiuio ((>.")'.»!). U60U 

 Elmer) Juiu". 1904; (42G5 Merrill) October, ]!»U5. 



A species characteristic of the open, dry, grassy slopes in thin iiinc forests from 

 1.500 to 2.100 111., widely distributed in Benguet and Lejianto; abundant. The 

 species here proposed differs from Emilia .mnchifolia DC. in the inv(dueral bracts 

 being constantly nuich sliorter tlian the llowers. in tliis eliaracter ai)proaching 

 Emilia fhnumea, Cass. As in Hmilia so)ichifoIia. tlie species is exceedingly 

 variable, but is ai)parently distinct from all other previously described forms. 

 Em ilia soiicliifdlia Elmer, in herb. 



GYNURA Cass. 



Gynura dementis .Merrill sji. no\ . 



Scandent, more or less pubescent Avitli crisped hairs tliroughottt. 

 Branches dark In'own, obscurely angled, ferruginous crisped pubescent 

 with scattered hairs. Leaves alternate. elliptical-ol)long to narrowly 

 oblong-obovate, 5 to 8 cm. long. 1.5 to 3.5 cm. wide, coriaceous, acute 

 at l)oth ends, coarsel\- irregularly toothed, the teeth acute, the upper 

 surface subscal)rid, the lower rather densely ferruginous pubescent; 

 nerves 5 to (i on each side of the midrib: petioles 0.8 to 1.5 cm. long, 

 pubescent, the stipules orbicular, often 1 em. in diameter. Heads 

 purplish. al)out 25-flowered. 1.5 cm. long or less, in few flowered axillary 

 and tei'minal coryml)s 10 cm. long or less. Involucre cylindrical or 

 subcampanulate, the bracts 8, oblong-lanceolate, acute, T to 8 mm. long. 

 1.5 to 2.5 mm. wide, somewhat pubescent with crisped hairs, and with 

 several short linear bracteoles at the base. Flowers horaogamous, pur- 

 plish, slender, about 12 ]nm. long including the acheno. the tube T mm. 

 long, the upper slightly exitanded portion about ;> mm. long, the teeth 5, 

 lanceolate, acute, 1.5 mm. long. Stamens 5; anthers 2 mm. long, 

 lanceolate, the cells not produced at the base. Style arms :; mm. long, 

 slightly pubescent. Achenes ol)long, 3 mm. long, brown, about lO-ribbed, 

 sparingly hispid. Disk glabrous, pitted. 



.NfiNDANAo. I.nke Lamto, Cam]) Keitlilcy (4!l Mrs. Clrincns] .lannary. lOOCi. 



MYRIACTIS r.css. 



Myriactis humilis Menill sp. uuv. 



An herb 20 cm. high or less, sparingly jiilose or neai'ly glabrous, with 

 long petioled deeply and coarsely iiinnately lohed leaves and solitai-y 

 long ]jeduncled heads al)out 1 mm. in diameter. lli-anehes Tew. terett', 

 with few scattered weak hairs. Leaves membi'aiious. :'. te 5 i-m. long. 

 1.5 to ;> cm. wide, coarsely lyi-ately lubed. ihe lobes eiilii'e ()|- coai-sely 

 toothed, apicnlate. beth surfaces with lew scal1e|-ed \\e;ik liail-s. the U|i|ier 

 leases much smaller, the uppei'inost entii-e and bract like; petioles 1 to 

 ;! cm. loll--. redniieb'S slemler. 5 cm. long or less, solitary. Heads 

 ,') mill, loiii:-. Ihe !'a\- llowers short, while, the disk llowers greenish \ellow : 



