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366. SPH HRANTHUS. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata, 
From Sphaira—a globe, and antios-—a flower; the flowers are in globular 
heads. Gaert. 2. ¢. 164. Lam. ¢. 718. 
748. S. Motus. Rox, Flora. 3. p. 446. 8. hirtus. Wight. Con. Ind. Bot. 
p- 11. Rheed. Mal. 10. t. 43. Burm. Zey. t. 94. f.3.S. Hirtus. and Mollis. 
be. prod, 5. p* 369. 
A very common plant on rice fields during the cold seasop:—Flowers 
purple; in globular heads. 
367. BLEPHARISPERMUM. pc. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata. 
Blepharis—the eye lashes and sperma seed. 
749. B. SuBseEssi.t. Dc. prod. 5. p. 368. 
A low shrubby plant,—common about Dharwar. (Mr. Law.) 
368. ELEPHANTOPUS. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata. 
Elephas—an elephant, and pous—a foot; in allusion to a fancied resem- 
blance in the leaves. Gaert. 2. ¢. 165. Lam. ¢. 718. 
750. E.Scaper. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 445. Wight’s Con. Ind. Bot. p. 8. pe. 
prod. 5.p. 86. Ainslie Mat. Ind. 2. p. 17. Rheed. Mal. 10. t. 7, Pluk. Alin. 
TOSS fica: 
Herbaceous plant; leaves radical, spreading flat on the ground; stem erect, 
from 6 to 12inches high, bearing pretty purple flowers.—Grows abundantly 
in Mahim woods.—On Parell and Malabar hills, in shady places;—flowers 
in the rains, 
369. CESULIA. Rox. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata. 
751. C. Axiiiarts. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 447. Rox. Cor. 1. t. 93. Bot. Rep. ¢. 
431. pc. prod. 5. p. 482. Meyera orientalis. Sprengel syst. 3: p- 602. 
Brown in Linn. Trans. 12, p. 94. 
Annual, with alternate lanceolate leaves, and light purple flowers, sessile 
in their axils.—Common on rice fields and other moist places, Bombay. 
Flowers in September. 
370. LAGASCA. Cav. Syngenesia Polygamia Segregata. 
In honor of La Gasea, once a Professor of Botany at Madrid. 
752. L. Mottis, pc. prod. 5. p. 91. Bot. Mag. t. 1804. Noccea mollis, 
Tacq- Frag. t.13. | 
Herbaceous plant, native of the West Indies.—Dapooree. intd. (Dr. 
Lush.) 
Div. 3. VERNONIACEAE. 
371. VERNONIA. L. Syngenesia Polygamia Aequalis. 
in honor of Vernon, a Botanist and traveller in America, 
753. WV. ARBOREA. DC. prod. 5.p. 22. Sprengel syst. 3. p. 434. Hamilton 
in Linn. Trans. 14, p. 218. Conyza arborea, Wall. Cat. 
A tall shrub, in gardens, Bombay; not common; probably intd. from 
Bengal. 
754. V. CINeRrea. De. prod. 5. p, 24. Serratula cizrerea. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 
406. V. physalifolia. Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 6. Rheed, Mal. 10. t. 64. 
Rumph. Amb.6.¢. 14. f. 1. Burm. Zey. t. 96. f- 1. Pluk. ¢.177. f. 2. 
A common weed, during the rains. 
755. V. ANTHELMINTICA. DC. prod. 5. p. 61, Wights Con. Ind. Bot. p. 7. 
Serratula anthelmintica. Rox. Flora. 3. p. 405. Rheed. Mal. 2. t. 24. Hamil- 
ton in Linn. Trans. 14. p. 214, Burm. Zey: t. 95, Ainslie, Mat. Ind, 2. p. 54. 
