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Hab. Mitcbell's Pass, near Ceres, South Africa, //. BiAiis^ 1882, 

 (No. 5321). 



Eerha 1-2-pedalis. Gaulis decumbens, axillis foHornm exceptis 

 glaber, internodiis brevibus leviter angnlatis. Folia coriacea cum 

 petiolo semi-amplexicaule 3-4 poll, longa, 3-4^ lin. lata. Capitula 

 longe pedunculata, pedunculis |-1| pcd. longis, squamulis pedunculi 

 Imeari-acnminatis herbaceis i-f poll. longis ; involucro | poll, lato 



glabro, squamis liberis crassiusculis 6-7 lin. longis ; floribus radii 

 panel's ligulatis, ligulis late obovato-ellipticis 4-6 lin. longis, aclia^niis 

 glabris 2 lin. longis; floribns disci tabulosis acute 5-dentatis ; stylo 

 bifido ramis truncatis penicillato-papillosis ; acliseniis papilloso-hirtis, 



pappo copioso albo barbellato. 



This plant has the fades of an Otlionna or Otlionnojpsis, but^as the 

 disk florets appear to be fertile and their styles bifid, I suppose it must 

 be grouped with Senecio olhonnccflonts, DC, and its allies. The very 

 remarkable 5 to 7 prominent jugoe of the achenes would appear to be 

 simply an extreme development of the longitudinal ridges, often more 

 or less marked, of the aclicnes of Senecio and its allies. — D. Olivkr. 



Fig. 1. Ray-floret. 2. Seta of pappus. 3, Achcne. 4. Disk floret. 5. Stamen. 

 6. Style-branches. 7. Achene. 8. Transvorne section of same. All enlarged. 



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SONEBILA FORD II, OUv. 

 Mklastomace^, Tribe SonerileJ';. 



S. Fordii, OUv. (sp. nov^ ; berba 1-2-pedalis, foliis pcti'olatis ovat^- 

 ellipticis acuminatis, basi angiiste cordatis, dentibus incurvis serrati-s 

 qulntupli.nerviis, cymis terrainalibus pedunculatis bracteatis, bracteis 

 alabastris aeqnilongis tenuiter membranacei's coloratis obovatis late 

 rotundatisve marmne dandaloso-dentlcnlatis oaducis, floribus tetra- 

 tterls, caljcis lobis tenuibus ovatis petalis ovatis apice-setuloso-apicu- 

 Jatis brevioribus, stamiiiibus 8 infequalibus oppositipetahs brevionbua 

 autheris (biteis) oblonm^-lanceolatls l-porosis obtn.msculis, oppositi. 

 sepalfs antherls elongatis leviter incurvatis l-pnrosis basiobtase bilobis, 

 ovario sqiiamis membranaceis late rotundatis coronato. 



Hab. Lo Fan Sban, South China, 3,100 ft., C. Ford, 1883 (No. 95). 



mia 3-4 poll.loDga, 1^-2 poll, lata, gl^^^a v. supra setulis miuutm 

 utrinque 1-2-seriatis intr^marginalibus. Calyx in pedicellum auj^us- 

 t'ltus, sparse glaiidulosus, glandulis tenuibus clavatis. 



