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ends obscurely thickened, finely plumose, or minutely fimbriate. 
Named from the leaves, which are shaped like a spear-blade, and 
ey different from the type which prevails in this section of 
the genu 
¥ 603. Sectetp (§ Ligularia) rumicifolius, J. 2. Drummond [Compos- 
itae- Senecioneae] ; species notabilis, maxime ad S. platyglossum, 
Franch., approximans, a quo foliis Jatioribus obtusioribus, venis 
magis prominentibus petiolis versus basin inflatis dignoscitur. 
Herba annua (?), bipedalis, caule simplici carnoso albescente 
glabro striato in spicam 20-30 cm. longam plus minus araneosam 
abeunte. Folia |[radicalia desunt] inferiora modice petiolata, 
intermedia petiolis amplexicaulibus versus basin subinflatis ad 17 cm. 
longis suffulta, in laminam late oblongam basi deltoideo-cordatam 
apice rotundatam abrupte expansa, ultima sessilia, omnia margine 
serrato-denticulata, membranacea, venis in pagina inferiore promin- 
ulis reticulata, hic luc araneosa, glabrescentia. Capitula anguste 
campanulata, nutantia, breviter sera ad 5 em. elongata, 
circa 3°8 cm. lata, plus minus araneosa, in racemum arctum 
subsecundum spiciformem  disposita, mean lineari-setaceis 
longis superne araneoso-villosis extus munita. Phyllaria 7-10, 
obovata, apice obtusa, breviter et obscure mucronata, membran- 
acea, striata. igulae totidem quot phyllaria, 3°8 cm. e 
ungue longo valde angustato in laminam ovato-spathulatam apice 
rotundatam obtuse 2-3-dentatam productae. <Achaenia exteriora 
cymbiformia, costata, aliquando facie interiore canaliculata, interiora 
glabra subcompressa, omnia cupula manifesta pappum multi- 
seriatum achaenio duplo longiorem candidum minute barbellatum 
ferente coronata. 
Tiset. Yamdokcho, 4570 m., Walion. 
This somewhat resembles Delavay’s No. 3208, and S. platyglossus, 
Franch., but does not altogether match any Ligularia at Kew. The 
breadth and texture of the leaves are remarkable, as well as the 
almost spicate inflorescence, and the long-clawed ligules. The 
achenes of the ray are very peculiar, and in some there is a tuft of 
brown villi at either end of the groove on the inner face, which, if 
constant, would be a distinctive feature, but the material is insufficient 
for a decision ea this may not be due to a diseased condition. 
It is very near S. platyglossus, Franchet (in Bull. de Soc, Bot. de 
France, Bers 293), but the heads in the Yunnan plant seem to be 
smaller, the whole plant, and especially the raceme, far less cob- 
webby, while the leaves in Capt. Walton’s species are broader, more 
obtuse, and more prominently eae on the under surfaces 
we hy Neither in the specimen from the Delavay eolloutiotit 
r in Franchet’s description, is there indication of the inflated 
ats of the petiole which is so conspicuous in the Yamdokcho 
Ligularia. 
/ 604, Senecio (§ Synotis) pelleifolius, King MSS. ex J. R. Dru 
mond [Compositae-Senecioneae]; species e grege S. a eal 
Hook. f. et Thoms., a S. Zuccarinit, Maxim., atque S. Przewalshit, 
axim., quibus manifeste affinis, foliorum nervis primariis e 
costa media cordato-palmatim, nec “angulo acuto orti; a S, quim- 
wala foliis pinnatifidis aliisque notis bene distinguitur, 
