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Fig. 22. Erigeron fnitlcosiis at edge of forest, Quebrada de las Chozas, Masafuera. — 



Photo 33 1917. 



rosette of long, ribbon-like leaves. The inflorescence was discovered in January, 

 1935, and described by me [i8\, but as it had been detached from the plant, I 

 could not decide if it is terminal and the species monocarpic. which seems more 

 likelv. or lateral. It was in fruit. 



c. Other dwarf or miniature trees. 



Erigcron fruticosus DC. Masatierra, from near the sea to the high mountains, 

 in rocky or stony soil, not uncommon; not seen in the eastern part of the island 

 but extending west to Cerro Tres Puntas and Bahia Chupones. ^Masafuera, scat- 

 tered on the barrancas and ridges to about 750 m. Stem i 2 to i m. long and 

 6.5 cm thick, branching rather irregular, but sometimes in the fashion of a typical, 

 miniature candelabrum tree, forked below the terminal inflorescence (Fig. 22); 

 in other cases with several alternating lateral branches. Leaves more or less 

 crowded toward the end of the branches, but not forming a dense rosette. 

 With flowers from Xovember to March. Fig. 23 a shows the top of a branch 

 in the beginning of March, with a terminal, pubescent bud, perhaps ready to 

 resume activity after a period of rest; in April I observed numerous shoots 

 in full growth. On the other hand, material collected in August 1908 corresponds 

 to Fig. 23 a, while branches secured at about the same time in 1917 had 

 started to grow. 



