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involucre broadly campanulate, 8 mm. long, the outer circle short, 
lax, the inner scales oblanceolate, acute; rays deep-yellow, nearly 
twice the length of the involucre; disk-flowers a little exceeding 
the involucre. (Vo. 7829.) 
Senecio liabifolius sp. nov. 
Short scurfy-tomentose, the leaves nearly smooth except upon the 
iol m 
a) 
ee sharply serrate ae abruptly yemen and acute at the 
apex, thin but rigid, deep-purple in the specimens, the venation 
inconspicuous, the ae 12-15 pairs, ee strongly up- 
wardly curved; corymb terminal, 2 dm r more br oad, compound 
and rather dence: cubist bigs pete of the heads erect or 
strongly ascending, slender, several-bracted, 3-6 cm. long; invo- 
lucres 8 mm. long, broadly campanulate, 1-serialled, the scales 
ala ecient light-purple, eae cm. long, oblong; akenes 3 
mm. long, sap pappus 8 mm. long, fine, white; disk-corollas 
es 9 the lower half narrowly cylindrical, the upper 
abruptly ifandict ee camapenuiate (Vo. 2033.) 
Senecio tabacifolius sp. nov. 
Ferruginous- tomentose, hea upper leaf-surfaces papillose and 
short-stellate; stems 1.2—2'm. high, shrubby, coarsely angled, flexu- 
ous; petioles (only upper seen) 2-4 cm. long, stout, subterete; 
blades 1-3 dm. long, 0.5-1 dm. broad, lance- oblong, obtuse or 
acutish at the base, acuminate at the apex, finely (the larger leaves 
obsoletely) serrate, the teeth acute, very thin, venation lightly 
prominent both sides, the midrib broad and coarse, the secondaries 
about 15 unequal and i irregular pairs, alternating with lesser ones ; 
peduncles of the heads slender, 3-5 mm. long; heads 7 mm. long 
and broad; involucres campanulate, 4mm. long and (as pressed) 
56 mm. broad, the scales in one series, or with a few small ones 
at the base; scales oblong, 3- to 5-costate, obtuse or acutish; rays 
slightly exceeding “the disk; akenes short and stout; pappus fine; 
white, copious; tubular corollas infundibular 
‘« A shrub, 4 to 6 ft. high, in wet shaded fae emould ; the flowers 
beautiful, white [probably referring to the pappus — H.H.R.], the 
leaves beautiful velvety-green.” (/Vo. 2385.) Sacramento, Yungas, 
August 4, 1894. 
Senecio prunioides sp. nov. 
Younger portions and inflorescence sparsely short-hairy; stems 
climbing, stout, costate; petioles 1-2 cm. long, rather stout; blades 
