SPECIES CHINENSES. 79 
longae 1.5 mm. latae lineares purpureo-caeruleae. Floris 
tubulosi corolla 6 mm. longa lutescens extus villosula. Re- 
ceptaculum alveolatum. Achaenia (immatura) oblonga obscure 
quadrangula 2-3 mm. longa sparse pilosa; pappi_ biseriati 
sordide albi setae interiores circ. 6 mm. wi exteriores I mm. 
longae. 
“Very handsome and sporadic in the higher valley fields 
and alps of Tibet, in hay grass along with No. 173, but not 
ascending so high. 12th August 1914; East Tibet, near Kansu 
frontier.’’ Farrer and Purdom. No. 174. 
A beautiful species closely akin to A. Delavayi, Franch. 
and A. Vilmorini, Franch. already in cultivation. We have 
referred it to Aster rather than to Evigeron to keep it in company 
with the allies mentioned. Franchet has pointed out that these 
two species form a transition between the two genera. 
UWI) Aster glarearum, W. W. Sm. et Farrer. Sp. nov. 
Species ex affinitate A. tongolensis, Franch., habitu simillima, 
involucri phyllis atque pappo inter alia divergit ; haud remota ab 
A. likiangenst, Franch. 
Caulis monocephalus erectus gracilis 12-20 cm. altus basim 
versus sat foliosus superne fere nudatus, pilis longiusculis albidis 
plus minusve dense praeditus. Folia basilaria et inferiora + 6 
approximata circ. 3 cm. longa (petiolo incluso) 5-7 mm. lata, 
oblanceolata obtusa in petiolum alatum sensim angustata, 
mediana I-2 minora sessilia, superne unum lineare vel nullum ; 
omnia supra pilis densis scaberula infra sparsius induta. Capitula 
longe pedunculata, ope radiorum circ. 4 cm. lata. Involucri 
phylla biseriata herbacea lanceolata acuta 5-7 mm. longa extus 
pilis nigris et pilis albidis intermixtis villosa. Ligulae 30-40, 
uniseriatae, 1.8 cm. longae, 2 mm. latae purpureo-coeruleae. 
Floris tubulosi corolla circ. 6 mm. longa lutea. Achaenia 
(immatura) 1.8 mm. longa pilis adpressis albo-sericeis conspersa ; 
pappus sordide albus 6 mm. longus, setae exteriores brevissimae. 
“High alpine shingles above Siku, 11,000-12,000 it. 
21st a 1914; Kansu, West China.” Farrer and Purdom. 
oO. 
a tees graceful little plant recalling Aster lkiangensts, 
Franch., which has been in cultivation and A. tongolensis, 
Franch., of which it might easily be taken for a variety. 
latter plant, however, has reddish pappus much shorter than the 
achene. 
Farrer and Purdom No. 492 appears to be a variety of this 
species ; it has broader leaves (1-1.5 cm.) and larger capitula 
(up to 5 cm. diam.) more densely villous than those of type. 
