S06 LXxiii. COMPOSiTiE (OLIVER AND hiern). [Brochjcome. 



about i-^ in. diameter, solitary on peduncles J-2 in. long, terminating 

 the branches and bearing occasionally a few alternate bracts. Scales 

 of involucre narrowly elliptical, acute or subacute, pilose, subequal, 

 appressed. Ray-fl., ligule linear recurved white bidentate 2--4 times 

 longer than involucre. Achenes subcompressed, obovate-oblong, 

 minutely hairy, obscurely angled. 



Moxamb. SIstr. Moramballa and Zambesi Delta, Dr. Kirk / 



18. FELICIA, Cass. ; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. PI. ii. 274. 



Capitula heterogamous, radiate. Florets of ray 1-2 -seriate pistil- 

 late, of disk perfect or the inner or all sterile. Involucre hemi- 

 spherical or broadly campanulate, scales 2-co -seriate, imbricate, narrow, 

 with scarious margins, outer smaller or nearly equalling the inner. 

 Receptacle plane, naked or foveolate. Corolla of ray ligulate, of disk 

 regular tubular gradually dilated to 6-toothed mouth. Anther-base 

 obtuse unappendaged, tips lanceolate. Achenes compressed ecostate, 

 or with 1-2 slender costsB ; pappus setaceous, 1- seriate scabrid, cadu- 

 cous or subpersistent, sometimes with a minute outer series. — Low 

 shrubs or herbs, often much-branched at base. Leaves alternate, 

 entire or toothed. Capitula usually distinctly pedunculate. Ray- 

 florets blue or white. 



A considerable genus confined to the Cape of Grood Hope with the exception of the 

 two following species. 



Herb from wiry stock. Leaves narrow-elliptic-oblong and 



peduncles hispid 1. F. Richardi. 



Shrubby. Leaves narrow-linear. Peduncles glandular-pu- 



berulous 2. F. abyssinica. 



1. P. Richardi, Vatke in Linncea xxxix. p. 481 (1875). Stock 

 slender or wiry ; branches ascending or erect, terete, hirsute, leafy 

 below, ^-J ft. high, simple, terminating in 1-headed peduncles of 

 1-4 in., naked or 1-2-bracteate. Leaves alternate, narrow-elliptic- 

 oblong or oblanceolate, obtuse and shortly apiculate or acute, base 

 attenuate, subsessile, entire or with 1-2 small teeth, hispid or setulose, 

 margin more or less revolute ; about 1 in. long ^ in. broad. Capitula 

 campanulate J-J in. diameter. Involucral scales pluriseriate, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, setose-hirsute, loosely appressed, inner nearly ^ in. 

 long, scarious-margined. Ray-florets 12-15. Apical connective of 

 anthers linear- oblong. Achenes oblong compressed sericeous. Pappus 

 1 -seriate, setaceous, scabrid, tawny, subequal. — Agathcea abyssinica^ 

 Hochst. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss, sec. iii. 1890 ; Ast&r abyssinicus^ Hochst. 

 I.e. sec. i. 37 ; Agathcea dentata^ Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 384 (a more luxu- 

 riant form, less hispid and with distinctly toothed leaves). 



irile Iiand. Abyssinia, Sckimper ! Dillon and Petit ! &c. 



2. P. abyssinica, 8ch. Bvp. in Hb. Schimp. Abyss, sec. iii. 1763 ; 

 Rich. Fl. Abyss, i. 383. Low shrubby much-branched ^1 ft. high or 

 more ; branches terete, leafy, extremities hirsute, older glabrate, rugose 

 with prominent scars of fallen leaves. Leaves closely alternate, linear, 

 somewhat narrowed to each end, sessile, entire, or minutely setulose- 



