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rimis, foliis petiolatis ae tae dacs segmentis ultimis late 
linearibus apice subito omn some kayo rrimis necnon 
acutis ering uam in ta eriora membranacea comet obtusa brevi- 
oribus, ligulis 8 luteis, adeediiie 6 compressis dimidio superiore eximie 
scabridis apice setuloso-ciliatis calvis vel aristulis 1 vel 2 brevis- 
simis erecto- vel Sopp vel etiam recurvo-uncinulatis onustis sepe 
vero nudis. 
Hab. In the bed of a nga in a ravine at Rabai, January. 
Folia 3°0-4:0 cm. long., ultima equidem imminuta; segmenta 
foliorum ab Siitasumite: ’remotorum 1:0-1°5 ¢ m. long. et 0°2- 
0:25 cm. lat.; petioli graciles, 0°4-1°5 c Tarte igi adusque 
18-0 cm. lo ong. Pedunculi proprii eel 4-0-7-0 cm. long. Capi- 
tula pansa circa 2°5 cm. diam. Involucri phylla exteriora 0°45 cm., 
interiora 0°7 cm. long., hee fere 0-2 cm., illa modo — em. lat. 
Ligule late oblonge, apice 38-denticulate, 11-nerves, 1:3 
long. Receptaculi palee angustissime Pagar =larcoclate; acutius- 
cule, 0-4 cm. long. Achenia 0°5 cm. long., 0°08 cm. lat., in sicco 
35 a 
est C. exaristata O. Hoffm., which is a glandular-pilose 
plant eith npr divided Shave, a hairy involucre, entirely 
calvous nearly glabrous achenes, &c. The hooks, when they do 
occur, upon the awns ps ver cur ious ; indeed, the plant might 
almost as well be considered a Bidens,: but the habit is that of 
Coreopsis 
Gyiure Taylorisp. nov. Foliis parvis brevipetiolatis ovatis 
acutiusculis basi late rotundatis truncatisve margine paucidentatis 
vel dentato-lobulatis tenuiter crassiusculis glabris petiolis haud 
u 25 l 
fidendtibus et in bracteas transeuntibus, corollis tongs exsertis, 
antheris basi minutissime sagittulatis, acheniis nondum maturis 
Hb. 10-striatis Seon pappi setis scabridis albis. 
ai, mber 
a 2°5-4°5 cm. lapis + 1:5 cm. lat. ; aap ites cm. 
oe pate Co mbus 7:0 cm. long., circa 4 . di 
Bractee vetustiores 0-7-1-0 cm. long., lineares. Patanwaiaeia 
propriorum bractewe 0°2-0°3 cm . long. Involucrum 0-7 cm. long., 
vix 0°5 cm. diam.; phylla 0- 15-0: 2 cm. lat., in sicco lete brunnea, 
‘is ‘ 
ia ong. _ alae 
Looks somewhat like G. scandens O. Hoffm., which is a glandu- 
lar-pubescent plant with heads half as large again, and very 
style-arms. G. Fischeri O. Hoffm., a species I have not seen, has 
