(90) 



the scales of the involucre and the palese. 

 Scales of the involucre imbricate, sim- 

 ilar to the palese. Receptacle elongate (like 

 the axis of a spike). Pappus of oo, capillary 

 bristles, depauperate towards the periphery. 

 External row ?; pappus pilose. 0. Flowers 

 inconspicuous. 



1. F. CALIFORNICA Nutt. Woolly annual. 

 Common. Spring. 



19. Anaphalis DC. PEABLY-EVEBLASTING. 



Necessaria. Superflua. Head oo -flowered. 

 tubular, 5-dentate; style scarcely divided, 

 blunt; ? flowers oo-seriate, filiform. Scales of 

 the involucre imbricate, oo-seriate, radiating; 

 external rows ovate; internal rows longer and 

 narrower. Receptacle flat, naked. Pappus 1- 

 seriate, capillary, its bristles scabrous and dis- 

 tinct at base. It. 



1. A. MARGARITACEA Benth. & Hook. Com- 

 mon. Summer. 



20, Gnaphaliuml I*. EVERLASTING. 



Superflua. Head oo-flowered; $ flowers 

 tubular, 5-dentate. Style 2-cleft. ? flowers 

 filiform, co-seriate; involucre ovate. Scales 

 imbricate, 8-seriate, scarious; as long as the 

 head. Receptacle flat, naked. Pappus of 1- 

 seriate, capillary bristles. Flowers pale. 



