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very thick, sub-carinate, bearing two glands or callosites at the 
base. Ray-flowers not seen, those of the disk lightly exceeding 
the pappus, ane bulee the lobes ovate, recurved. Stamens 
whitish, exceedin ng the corolla, the very thick style-branches 
recurved and twisted. Akene short, black, angled, smooth. 
Pappus white, copious. 
“Cargadira, 8000 ft. alt., July 29, 1902” (No. 1529). 
Baccharis rubricaulis sp. nov. 
Upper leaf-surfaces minutely papillose, at least when young. 
crooked secondaries numerous, the strongly reticulate venation 
terile flowers only seen, the corollas nearly equalling the pappus. 
“Four feet high. La Paz, 11,500 ft., Aug. 18, 1901”’ (Wo. 2301). 
Baccharis laxiflora sp. no 
Puberulent; branches one strongly ascending; leaves 
sessile, 2.5~4 cm. long, 5-7 mm. broad, linear, finely and sharply 
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are naked or very sparsely linear-bracted, finely nerved, slightly 
enlarged above; involucre 6 mm. long, broadly campanulate, a few 
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lent; style-branches reaching the end of the pappus, about as long 
as the united portion of the style, which is exserted, terete, the 
ends recurved; staminate flowers not seen. 
“Two ft. high; La Paz, 11,500 ft., Aug. 16, 1901” (No. 1675). 
Baccharis papillesa sp. nov. 
Minutely puberulent; much branched, the branches purple, 
ades 10-15 
cuneate base, obtuse, entire or above angularly and bluntly 2-4- 
