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U. GYMNOSTEPHIUM, Less. 



Heads mauy-flowered, radiate ; rays female, in 1 row ; disk- 

 flowers 5-tootbed, sterile, with 2-fid styles, but abortive ova- 

 ries, luvolucral scales imbricate. Acbenes of ray-flowers 

 planO'Compressed, rib-margiued, beakless, glandular on face ; 

 of the disk linear, empty. Pappus caducous, of few sette, 

 either shortly feathery or barbato-serrate ; ray-flowers either 

 without pappus or with 1-2 bristles. — Fl. Cap. in. p. 67. 



Undershrubs, with slender, rod-like, leafy branches. Leaves alternate, 

 linear or subulate, entire, smooth or ciliate. Heads peduncled, solitary or 

 corymbose. Rays blue ; disk yellow.— 6 species, none east of Swellendam ? 



15? ANAGLYPHA, DC. 



Heads many-flowered, radiate ; rays 1-seriate, female ; disk- 

 flowers 5-toothed, perfect. Involucral scales 2-seriate, equal, 

 acuminate, longer than the disk. Receptacle nude, honey- 

 conibed. Tube of corolla hairy. Achenes obovate, downy, 

 without pappus. — FI. Cap. iii, p. 68. 



A. aspera, DC, a little-known plant, was found by Drege between the 

 Coega and Zwartkops rivers. It is said to resemble Mairea taxifolia in 

 aspect. 



16. CHARIEIS, Cass. 



Heads many-flowered, radiate ; rays female, in 1 row ; disk- 

 flowers hermaphrodite, 5-toothed, tubular-bell- shaped. Eecep- 

 tacle honeycombed. Involucral scales 2-seriate, the outer 

 sharply keeled, inner membrane-edged. Achenes obovate, 

 CDUipressed, with a thick rim; those of the ray frequently 

 empty and always without pappus. Pappus of disk-flowers of 

 several, feathered bristles. — Fl. Cap. iii. ^. 69. 



A small, hairy annual. Lower leaves opposite; upper alternate, oblong- 

 lanceolate. Peduncle long, 1-headed, glandular ; rays blue ; disk blue or 

 yellow. — Western districts. 



17. ASTER, Linn. 



Heads many-flowered, radiate ; rays female, in 1 row ; 

 disk flowers 5-toothed, perfect, rarely sterile. Eeceptacle 

 nude or honeycombed. Involucral scales imbricate, in few or 

 many rows. Achenes compressed. Pappus of many serrulate, 

 caducous or subpersistent, uniform bristles, 1-seriate or pluri- 

 seriate.— J^/. Cap. iii. p. 69 ; Thes. Cap. t. 154. 



A vast cosmopolitan genus, much diversified in aspect.— 46 Cape species, 

 either tumual, perennial or shrubby, dispersed. Leaves rarely petioled, 

 often small. II cads -terminal, solitary. Kays blue white or pink, never 

 yellow. 



