48 ASTER. 



(13.) Aster Thomsowi i. e. Calimeris flexuosus Royle in DC. 

 V. p. 258. 



Nomen Aster flexuosus jam a Nutt ad speciem Americanam 

 datum est. 



Caulis teres erectus villosus ramis elongatis flexuosis apice 1-4- 

 cephalis. Folia ovata aut elliptica utrinque angustata, vix 

 petiolata aut sessilia denticnlata aut serrata, supra hirta sub- 

 tus arcte reticulata et sparsim molliter villosa. Capitula me- 

 diocria. Ligulae uniseriales lineares obtusae cyaneae. Phylla- 

 ria 2-3-serialia anguste lanceolata subasquilonga plus minus 

 villosa, marginibus scariosa aut omnino berbacea. Pappus 

 uniserialis pauci-setosus longitudine irregularis quam corolla 

 omnino brevior, rufescens setis basi latiusculis subpaleaceis. 

 Acheenium obovato-lanceolatum apice angustum, compressum 

 utrinque 1-nervium pilis fulvis inspersum. 



Eab. In Himalaya boreali-occidentali ad 8000-10000 ped. alt. 

 Ad Simla coll. T. Thomson : ad Dalhousie ad 7000-8000 ped. 

 alt. mensibus Oct.Nov. florens. In Kashrnir coll. Royle. 



(14.) Atfer pechmcularis Wallich Cat. 2967 Amphiraphis pe- 

 duncularis DC. V. p. 344. Aster asperulus Wallich Cat. 2968 

 Diplopappus asperulus DC. V. p. 277. 



Nomen Aster asperulus jam a Torrey et Grray ad speciem Ame- 

 ricanam datum est. 



Caulis erectus teres glaber aut parce villosus superne flexuosus 

 ramosus, ramis apice corymbosim 1-8-cephalis. Folia ovata 

 aut elliptica (rarius basi cordata) apice acnminata, subsessi- 

 lia aut longius petiolata, serrata, supra setulosa aut fere gla- 

 bra, subtiis late reticulata glabra aut secus venas scabride 

 pilosa. Capitula mediocria. Phyllaria sub-biserialia anguste 

 oblonga acuta subaaquilonga minute pnbescentia aut subgla- 

 bra. Ligulse 1-seriales elongatae. Corollae tubus glaber. Pap- 

 pus multi-setosus, junior albidus mox rufescens, corollam 

 hermaphroditam subaequans, setis paucis exterioribus abbre- 

 \4atis nec paleaceis. Achsenium oblongum basi angustatum, 

 compressum utrinque 1-nervium, pilosum. 



Hab. In Himalaya boreali-occidentali, in provinciis Gurwhal et 

 Kemaoon ad 7000-9000 ped. alt. In Chumba et vicinis pro- 

 vinciis ad 4000-9000 ped. alt. mensibus Sept. Oct. florens, 

 sat frequens. 



