70 ENGLISH BOTANY. 



This plant also bears a superficial resemblance to F. Germanica; 

 but whatever opinions may be entertained regarding F. apiculata, 

 there cannot be the slightest doubt that F.spathulata is a ver-species, 

 totally distinct from F. Germanica, The primary stems are rarely 

 above 3 inches long, and give off spreading lateral branches equal- 

 ling or exceeding it in length. The leaves are much less undulated, 

 broader and more narrowed towards the base, and silky rather than 

 cottony. The clusters ai'e larger ; the anthodes considerably larger, 

 more separate, with the five angles much more prominent, sur- 

 rounded by spreading leaves, sometimes forming nearly as perfect 

 an involucre as that surrounding the clusters of Evax. The phyl- 

 laries are more gradually attenuated, and have the extreme points 

 more curved outwards. The wool in w^hich the anthodes are sunk 

 only covers their base instead of coming half-way up. 



Spathulate Cudweed. 



Section II.— OGLIFA. Cass. 



Pericline 5-angled-pyramidal, with the phyllaries mostly alter- 

 nate, not cuspidate, in 1 or 2 rows, spreading like a star when 

 the fruit is mature. Clinanth short, flattened at the apex. 

 Anthodes grouped in ovoid or subglobular lax clusters. 



SPECIES IV.— PI L AGO MINIMA. Fries. 



Plate DCCXXXIX. 



Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVI. Tab. CMXLVI. Fig. 1. 

 BUlot, FI. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 39. 



F. montana, D. C. Prod. Vol. VI. p. 2248 (non Linn.). 

 Gnaphalium minimum, Sm. Eng. Bot. No. 1157. 



G. montanum, Huds. Fl. Aiigl. p. 362. 



G. arvense, WHld. Benth. Handbook Brit. Fl. p. 304 (non Linn. Herb.). 



Stems erect, simple or with short lateral branches in the lower 

 part, somewhat proliferously branched at the apex, where 2 to 3 

 ascending branches are produced from immediately below the 

 terminal clusters : these branches are sometimes again proli- 

 ferously branched, but as there is usually only a single branch, 

 the clusters of anthodes appear to be arranged in lax spikes. 

 Leaves elliptical-linear, tapering towards the apex. Anthodes in 

 each cluster 3 to 6, not sunk in wool, not overtopped by the leaves 

 immediately beneath them. Pericline conical-pyramidal ; phyllaries 

 concave, lanceolate, blunt, cottony on the back, with glabrous 

 brownish points. Female florets in the axil of, but not rolled up 

 in, the palete. Whole plant with grey or hoary cottony wool. 



