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squamis ca. 32, ca. 5-seriatis ut in B. lialiunfolia. Flores nonduni 

 evolutae, verisimiliter cf. 



Hab. in Cuba, prov. Habana ad Batabano, fl. Nov.: Van Her- 

 mann n. 3969. 



9. Baccliaris aiigiistifoHa L. Cl. Eich. Frntex ad 3 m. altus, 

 ramosissimus. Kami vetustiores purpnrascentes v. fnscescentes erecti 

 V. fastigiati, glabri. Ramuli auuotini virides erecti v. fastigiati, gra- 

 ciles, angulati, glabri, rarius glutinosi. Folia ramorum v. caulina 

 pauca, lanceolata v. oblanceolata, pluridentata, trinervia, nervis late- 

 ralibus subinconspicuis, ramulorum anguste linearia, saepissime integra 

 interdiim paucidentata , omnia basi cuneata, apice acuta, glabra. 

 Capitiila solitaria pedicellata v. capitula in glomeruhmi unita in 

 pedicello communi ad 4 mm. longo in ratnis ramnlisque terminalia v. 

 saepius in axillis foliorum ramurum ramulorumque in pannicnlam ma- 

 gnam terminalem floribundam nnita; capitulis in plantis cf multo 

 paucioribns. Capitula minora quam in B. halinnfoHa, cet. valde 

 similia. Involucrum in plantis cf ovatimi, in pl. 9 oblongo-cy- 

 liudricum, 6 mm. lougum, 3 mm. latum. squamis ca. 40, ü-seriatis, 

 exterioribus 1,1 mm. longis, 1 mm. latis, triangularibus, intimis 4 mm. 

 longis, ad 1 mm. latis, nervo medio subfusco notatis, apice saepe 

 purpurascentibus, in cap. cT interioribus brevioribus subacutis. Re- 

 ceptaculum planum, alveolatum, nudum. Flores cf c. 14 ut in 

 B. Iiallmifolia. Flores 9 16 — 23. CoroUa 2,2 mm. longa, 5-dentata, 

 dentibus brevissimis, subpuberula. Stylus 3,25 mm. lougus, ramis 

 0,4 mm. longis, erectis. Achaenium (mat.) 1,1 mm. longum, 0.6 mm. 

 latum, costis 8 albidis instructum. Pappi setae biseriatae, albidae v. 

 subrubellae, maturitate ad 9 — 10 mm. elongatae. 



Bacchfiris angustifoUa L. Cl. Eich, in Mich. Flora II (1803) 

 ]}. 125; DC. Prodr. V p. 423; Torr, et Gray, Flora II p. 258; Chapnt. 

 Fl. S. Uli. Stat. p. 218 d III ed. p. 237; Gray, Syn. Fl. II p. 221 

 (cxcl. spec. trxan.) ; Hceriny in Jahrb. d. Ilamb. icis.s. Anst. XXI 

 (1903, cdit. 1904) 3. Beih. p. 33. 



Hab. in Florida prope Ormond in terra humili subsalina: Curtiss 

 n. 5.564, prope Jacksonville : Curtiss n. 1373; Baliama, prope New 

 Providence, in paludosis gregaria, frutex 2,4 m altus, m. Feb. cf flor.: 

 Eggers n. 4244. (Capitula in omnibus speciminibus ex hb. beroL, haun., 

 hamb. examinatis partim destracta. Flores 13. Capitula semper soli- 

 taria, sparsa); — praeterea in Georgia, Carolina merid, Carolina 

 sept, Louisiana. 



Obs. Specimina in Mexico septr., Texas, Arizona collecta, antea ad 

 hano speciem relata e Britton ad speciem propriam B. neglectam Britton (Brit- 

 ton et Brown 111. Flor. III. fig. 3835) pertiuent usque ad Nebraska observatam. 



