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The following briefly ic inte species belong to the Spinescentes, 
and are similar to £. er se ate Hemsl., , especially in having 
narrow, undivided voliieat bract 
E. Palmeri, Hemsl. (sp. nov.). 
Herba 4-5 ped. alta inflorescentia subternatim ramosa, caule gracili- 
usculo. Folia radicalia fere linearia, 1-2 ped. longa, remotiuscule 
spinosa, spinis oppositis vel alternis sepe sotantes minuta basi ornatis , 
caulina pauca, multo minora, basi spinis confertis. Capitula subglobosa, 
9-12 lin eect Involucri bractee circiter 9, inzequilonge, fere 
acicnlares, edentate, longiores bipollicares. alec flores excedentes 
Pet. 
etala apice denticulata. Carpel/la (matura non visa) squamis acutis 
tita. 
Mexico: Rio Blanco, Jalisco, Palmer, 681. 
Pringle’s 7623, Hills near Guadalajara, Jalisco, and Nelson’s 4003, 
near Sct cemes ango, Jalisco, are ska sg y this species, but I have before 
nly drawings of the spec 
E. loon, Hemsl. (sp. os 
Species #. Palmeri, Hemsl., similis sed gracilior, minus rigida, foliis 
usque any apicem pei Fons spinis sepius binis subequalibus. Cap itula 
pauca, globosa, 9-12 lin. diametro. Involucri bractee circiter 7, lanceo- 
late, 2-3 lin. longe. Petala apice "eciiolata. Carpella immatura 
squamis acutis omnino vestita. 
co: Near Tepic at 5000 feet, Welson, 4174. Specimen in = 
Hates States Siete Herbarium ; drawing of the same at Kew. 
W. Borrinc Hemst 
Fig. 1, a pale; 2, a flower; 3, a very young fruit; 4, a petal; 5, cross section of a 
very young mericarp. All enlarge ed. 
