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tigmas re volute, seeds elongate at long as pe- 

 rianth obverse pyramidal 4gone, crowned bj S 

 teeth or short scariose scales, annuals, leaves 

 alternate, end callose, flowers paniculate in* 

 carnate. This (r. is perfectly distinct by the 

 perianthe, deep cut florets, scaly crown, leaves 

 &c. The name means warty apex, the leaves 

 ending in obtuse callosity. 



923. OTHAKE TENVITOLIUM Raf. Stevia cal* 

 iosa Nut. stem terete furlurascent, glandular 

 above, leaves narrow linear thicktsh with ad? 

 pressed hairs, panicle dichotome multiflore Jax 

 divaricate in Arkanzas, pedal, leaves uncial 

 often with fascicles at the axils, flowers on long 

 naked peduncles, the segments of florets narrow 

 long linear acute, segments of perianthe cane* 

 ate acuminate. 



9'24. OTHAKE LONGIFOLIUM Raf. stem align* 

 iar and glandular above, leaves broad Hneir 

 elongate bi uncial thin nearly smooth, panicle 

 pauciflore corymbose, peduncles erect also 

 from Arkanzas, blended by Nuttal with the last, 

 much smaller with larger leaves, semi pedal, 

 Jower leaves sometimes opposite. 



925. XETOLIGUS Raf. diff. Stevia, pr*- 

 anthe terete Spar ted 5flore, segments equal lan- 

 ceolate enerve, florets exerted with tubular limb 

 6dentate, anthers inclosed, stigmas hardly ex- 

 erted revolute ; seeds linear crowned by a pap- 

 pus of 2 or 3 long rough bristles coalescent ai 

 base into a membrane. Leaves opposite, Jlov 

 rt eorymbos9 incarnate* Another very ch*- 

 tinct G. having the bristles of Mnslrlia. without 

 the scales, Stevia salicifdia with 2 bristles be- 

 longs thereto, and will be my Xetoligns aalicir 

 My name means few bristles. 

 XETOLIGUS BREMFOLIUS Raf. smooth* 



