414 COMPOSITE, (composite family.) 



teeth toward the tip, tlwse of stem S-5-Iobed or 'parted into ohcoate, 

 lohes, the terminal larger. Peduncles slender, 2-3 times as long as the 

 .003 broad head ; scales of involucre oblong-linear, acuminate, about 

 as long as pappus, scarious-margined — March to May — Rocks ; el-* 

 'Arabah to Sinai. 



6. E. linifolluiii, "Willd. © HasJiWh-el-Jebel. .4 to 1, densely 

 appressed-lristly, erect, densely leafy, ending in an oblong, many-head- 

 ed raceme or panicle. Lower leaves lanceolate few-toothed, the rest 

 linear, sessile, acuminate. Heads .006 to .008 broad; scales of in- 

 volucre in 1 row, linear, acuminate, considerably shorter than the 

 pappus ; pistillate flowerets in several rows — Summer — Coast of 

 Syria, and lower zone of Lebanon. 



7. E. i^g^yptiacum, L. Bimsis. NuTclikhadJi-ed-DubMn. 

 Villous ; stems erect, loosely corymbose. Leaves oUong-spatJmlate, lobes 

 obtusely coarse-toothed. Scales of involucre nearly in 1 row, linear- 

 acuminate, rough-hairy at back, scarious at margin, shorter than pap- 

 pus ; pistillate flowers in several rows — April to June — Lower 

 Jordan Valley. 



§. E. Aucliei-i, D.C. ® .3 to .6, pubescent ; stem erect, 

 grooved, rigid, branching from the middle, corymbose above. Leaves 

 oblong-spathulate, tapering into a petiole, margin acutly dentate or 

 wavy. Scales of involucre rough-hairy and pruinose, in about 3 rows, 

 linear, acute, shorter than pappus ; pistillate Jioicers few — Summer — 

 Rivulets and bushy places, Marash, and northward. 



9. E. §etiferum, Post, (Supplement. Fl. Or. p. 289) © @ 1 to 

 2, sparingly hristly ; stem striate, mucli-h'anched into a stiff p>^^'^^^ -^ ^^ 

 .5 long. Leaves linear, scdbrous-pricTdy at margin, tapering at both 

 ends, those of branches subulate. Heads dense, .003 long, rather 

 shorter than filiform pedicels ; scales of involucre linear, obtuse, white- " 

 margined, in several rows, the inner a little shorter than pappus ; 

 pistillate flowerets few, filiform — August and September — In swamps 

 at Syrian Gates, north of Alexandretta. 



5. CONYZA, D. CoNYZA. 



Heads discoid, heterogamous, the marginal flowerets pistillate, 

 filiform, truncate, in many rows, the central perfect, frequently few. 

 Involucre imbricated, scarious. Receptacle naked. Tips of anthers 

 short and narrow. Style of pistillate flowerets glabrous, of perfect 

 hispidulous. Pappus uniform, of few bristles. Akenes somewhat 

 terete — Annual or perennial herbs, with aspect of Erigeron. 



C. I>io§coriclt§, Rauw. 5 1 to 3, shrubby, glandular-puber- 

 ulent, corymbose above. Leaves ovate-oblong, acutish, serrate, lobed 

 at narrow base or undivided ; floral leaves small. Heads .004 long ; 

 scales of involucre ovate to oblong-linear, acute, slightly hairy, the 

 inner acuminate, as long as pappus — March to September — Ditches 

 and backs ; coast ; Jordan Valley and Dead Sea ; Antilebanon. 



6. EVAX, Gsertner. Evax. 



Heads small, many-flowered, discoid, aggregated in dense clusters. 

 Scales of involucre in about 1 row, scarious, gradually passing into 

 pales on the receptacle. Receptacle conical, naked at tip. Marginal 

 flowerets pistillate, in many rows, filiform, denticulate, eash set in the 

 axil of a bract ; central flowerets few, staminate, 4-toothed. Anthers 



