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7. HYPOCHCERIS INCANA Hook & Arn. (Achyrophorus]. 



Hoary, with deciduous tomentum. The golden radical leaves narrowly 

 linear, subulate-pungent, pinnatifid. Scape leafless, i -headed. 



(S. Amer. at San Julian); S. Patagon., by Rio Gallegos; and Rio 

 Sta. Cruz. 



8. H. LEUCANTHA (Speg. sub Achyrophorus]. 



Leaves all radical, long-linear, 12-24 mm - l n g> acute, attenuate below, 

 i -nerved, entire, glabrous. Scapes simple, i -headed, exceeding the leaves, 

 glabrous below, white webby above, with few prickles. Head campanu- 

 late. Involucral scales lance-linear, narrow, obtuse, white-webby on the 

 margin, dorsally obscure, green, i -nerved, costate" with prickles in the 

 costa. Corolla white ; anthers rose-white. Style-branches connivent, 

 exsert, black-purple. 



Patagon., by Golfo de San Jorge ; Rio Chubut. 



9. H. MAGELLANICA (Schultz, sub Achyrophorus\ 

 (Perhaps a variety of H. tenuifolia.} 



10. H. ODORATA (Walp. sub Achyrophorus.] 



Stem solitary, simple, leafless, setose-hispid. Leaves lanceolate, sinu- 

 ate-dentate, both sides smooth, villous at the mid-rib, margin scabrid. 

 Head large. Involucre with outer scales, setose-hispid, gradually shorter, 

 imbricate. Pappus plumose, having about 20 equal, with or without 

 intermediate shorter, setae. 



(Chili), Patagon. (?) 



11. H. PALUSTRIS (Phil, sub Achyrophorus]. 



Glabrous. Stem erect, simple, \-headed, nearly leafless. Radical 

 leaves short, acute, gradually attenuate below, subsessile, entire. Cauline 

 leaves linear-subulate, crowded under the involucre, which is blackish, 

 woolly ciliate externally, scarcely hispidulous on the back of the scales. 

 Achenes shortly rostrate. Pales of receptacle long, with long awns. 



N. Patagon., by Valdivia; N. Fuegia. (Dusen.) 



12. H. PHILIPPII O. Ktze. (H. grandiflora Phil., non Led.) 

 Root simple. Leaves chiefly rosulate, glabrous or sometimes ciliate, 

 linear-lanceolate, and entire, or oblong, or pinnatifid, with obtuse seg- 



