44 ICONES PLANTARUM. 
Sparse pilosis, corymbis subterminalibus ramosis polycephalis, capitulis basi 
angustis, involucri foliolis ineequilongis lanceolatis rigide chartaceis, floribus 
radii et disci 6-8, acheenio compresso alte costato apicem versus pilosulo.— 
ooniaidonilo spurium, DC. Prodr. v. 344, excl. syn. (non Solidago spuria, 
Forst., nec Conyza arborescens, Willd.). 
Var. B, foliis angustioribus subtus “on subtomentosis, corymbis oligo- 
cephalis. —Commidendrum gummiferum, 
Has. St. Helena, Thompson’s Wood hill, and ridge above West Lodge, 
Burchell. Gated ridge of High Peak. alt. 2700 ft., Me lliss. Flowering in 
December, March. « Little Bastard Gum-wood, Melliss. * Little umbelled 
(or eymose) Cabbage-tree,’’ Burchell. Var. p Thompson’s Wood hill, Bur- 
eset." Cluster-leaved Gum-tree,” Burchel 
Arbor parva, 10-12-pedalis ; rami lignosi, teretes, crassitie penne anserine®, 
remote cicatricati, ramulis apices versus pilis paucis brevibus remotis sub- 
hispidulis. Folia apibes torsus ramulorum subconferta, patentia, 13 fer poll. 
longa, siccitate a 
ram 
erecta, pallida, enervia, ppareainis eaborulis erosis, pappo aequilongis. Recaps 
taculuin parvu eolat rgimibt Fi. radit 
albi, ligula brevi late pice 3 apice adobe ; styli rami lineares. 7. ‘die 
corolla ! 5-loba, pallide flava ; antherse omnino exserte ; styli rami breves, apice 
cono instructi. dchenium purpureum, compressum. io parcus, 1-seri- 
alis, rufus, pilis scaber a ineequalibus. 
This curious plant differs much in habit and in the on of the ear 
With ater é the var. 8, Burchell has ticketed it Solidago conferta, Burch., 
and cuneifolia, Roxb., w ence it is possibly Lachanodes cuneifolia, DC. An- 
other closely allied species is : 
A. Burchellii, Hook. f.; arbor parva, ramulis teretibus ultimis lignosis 
villosis, foliis obovato-lanceolstia gt grosse serratis supra sparse villosis subtus 
albo-tomentosis, corymbis axillaribus oligocephalis, capitulis floribusque ut 
In A. gummifera. 
a St. Helena, Longwood, Burchell, 1810; Meiliss, 1868. 
similar to A. glutinosus, at = leaves longer and conspicuously white 
a vous beneath.—J. D. Hoo oe : 2 
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