LACINIARIA FROM FLORIDA 163 
A NEW LACINIARIA FROM FLORIDA. 
By J. LUNELL. 
Laciniaria Deamiae sp. nov. 
Caules 1-4, 3-7.5 dm. alti, foliosissimi. Folia radicalia anguste 
lanceolata, longipetiolata, saepe longitudinem 1.5 dm. obtinentia. 
Folia caulina series inferioris omnino basilaria, caulem infimum 
supra tuber quasi verticillatim cingentia, perpauca, lineari- 
lanceolata, infra medium angustata in petiolum alatum gracilem 
decurrentia, non ciliata, apice acuminato, 0.5—-1 dm. longa, 2-6 
mm. lata. Folia series superioris parva, anguste linearia, valde 
numerosa, infima 3 cm. longa, sursum sensim reducta, infra 
inflorescentiam 1.5 cm. longa, vel per totum caulem aequalia, 
vel caule medio longiora quam ambobus extremitatibus. Spica 
angusta, densissima, 1.5-3.5 dm. longa. Capitula 8-12 mm. 
longa, pauciflora, congesta. Bracteae involucri oblongo-lan- 
ceolatae, dorso viridi et marginibus purpureis vel viridibus, scariosis, 
non ciliatis, et apicibus rectis, acutis, mucronatis. Achenia 5 mm. 
longa, dense pubescentia. Setae pappi minutatim barbellulatae. 
Stems 1-4, 3-7.5 dm. high, very leafy. Radical leaves narrowly 
lanceolate, on long petioles, often reaching 1.5 dm. in length. 
Stem leaves of the lower series strictly basal, forming a rosette 
at the end of the stem immediately above the tuber, comparatively 
few, linear-lanceolate, not ciliate, narrowed below the middle 
into a slender margined petiole, acuminate at the apex, 0.5-1 
dm. long, 2-6 mm. wide. The upper series has small, narrowly 
linear, very numerous leaves, above the rosette 3 cm. long, very 
gradually becoming shorter upwards, 1.5 cm. long just below the 
inflorescence, or having the same length throughout, or longer at 
the middle of the stem than toward the inflorescence and the 
lower end. Spike narrow, very dense, 1.5—-3.5 dm. long. Heads 
8-12 mm. long, few-flowered, crowded. Involucral bracts oblong- 
lanceolate, with green back and purple or green, scarious margins, 
not ciliate, and with straight, acute, mucronate tips. Achenes 
5 mm. long, densely pubescent. Pappus-bristles minutely bar- 
bellulate. 
This beautiful new species growing on sandy wastes in the 
vicinity of St. Petersburg, Florida, where it was seen in abundance 
near the railroad track, was collected by Mrs. Chas. C. Deam of 
