Drummondiane. N. O. Composite. 
TAB. CXLVIII. 
PaLaroxia TEXANA. 
Caule herbaceo, ramis petiolis pedunculis involucrisque glan- 
dulosis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis integerrimis trinerviis scabris, 
capitulis corymbosis radiatis multifloscalis, involucri squamis 
10—12; radii corollis profunde trifidis, pappi paleis brevissi- 
mis obiuaiatana: ; disci pappi paleis lanceolatis acuminatis 
uninerviis achenium tetragonum scabrum zequantibus. 
Haz. Texas (Berlandier). IL. n. 136. Drummond. 
This seems to be a tall growing plant, the leaves turning black 
in drying. Flowers large, handsome, distinctly rayed, of which 
circumstance De Candolle takes no notice : but in other respects 
his description is so accurate, that I cannot but think the two 
plants are the same. The pappus of the disk is very large and 
conspicuous, with a strong midrib from which there branch off 
numerous delicate oblique veins, the margin is finely ciliated. 
Fig. 1. Outer or radial floret, with a scale of the volacre. 2 
J: 2. Palea of the pappus. jf. 3. Floret of the disk. “3 4, 
Achenium of do. f. 5. Palea of do :—magnijied. 
