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et villis + adpressis, albis, mollibus, pilosa, sed in nervaturis scabra. 
attenuato-acutae et etiam ae mucronatae, omnes praeter 
+ circum florem plicatae, ca, 12-nerviae. Flores tubulosi, paleis vix 
aequilongi; corolla apice 5-lobata, extus minute pilosa. Stamina 5, 
antherae lineares. Stylus helianthoidearum, breviter bilobatus. 
qua 
praedita ; aristae squamis triplo vel quadruplo longiores sed quam 
corolla breviores. 
Folia 7.2 . pee x 1.3 cm. longa et lata. Folia superiora minora 
subopposita ca. 1.5 x 0.35 cm. longa et lata. Pedunculi ad 6 cm. 
longi, sed interdum rami axillares fere usque ad capitulum terminale 
parce foliati. Capitula, radio say ca. I.5 cm. in diam. lata; 
bracteae ele ae ca. 0.5 x 0.2 cm. longae et se interiores ca. 
x - longae et latae. Bales ca.o.7cm.longae. Radii 
& 
ligulae ca. eo cm. longae et latae. Misculoaa corolla 
ca. 0.45 cm. longa. Achaenium immaturum 0.175 cm. longum. 
Pappi aristae 0.2-0.3 cm. longae; squamae ca. 0.5 mm. longae et 
um 
Peruvia (Matthews, anno (S63, no. 72) in Herb. N. Y. Bot. 
Gard. (Matthews sine no.) in Herb. Kew sub nomine Harpalium 
truxillense. 
This species does not resemble any other except V. Scyszylowiczzt 
Hieron. which I have not seen, but which must be very closely 
related to our plant, if we follow the description. However, the 
characters given by Prof. Hieronymus and not agreeing with our 
species are the following: (1) ‘*Involucri squamae interiores 11— 
12 mm. (the text bears cm. which must be a misprint for mm.) 
longae acutae glanduloso-punctulatae,” while ours do not exceed 8 
mm., are never glandulose and the inner ones are rounded at the 
apex. (2) ‘*Paleis g-nerviis, in juventute pilosulis.” Ours are 
glabrous and 12-nerved. (3) ‘‘ Ligulae ca. 21 x5 mm. longae et 
latae.” Ours are aboutgx4 mm. (4) ‘‘Pappus squamulis 7-8, 
apice laciniato-dendatis, aristaque unica formatus.” Ours is com- 
posed of 2 spines and 2 truncate scales. (5) ‘* Corolla disci ca. 
6 mm.,” while ours does not exceed 4.5 mm 
