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oblongis) obtusis coriaceis dorso griseo- as to- in a Gisrins 
ciliatis interioribus gradatim longioribus, ae s longe exsertis, 
acheniis nondum maturis obovoideis dens iP arubecsoittvis. pappi 
setis flosculis equilongis biseriatis paucis sxtenis reliquis breviori- 
bus dilute stramineis scabridis. 
Hab. Fort Dau os in; Cloisel, 140. 
Foliorum limbus 3-0-4-0 em. x 10-15 cm.; petioli a tag 
1:0 cm., sed seepius Satits breviores. Panicula circa 3-0 cm 
et diam. Pedunculi proprii circa 0-3 em. long., bracteis eaiaacs 
minimis via lepidoto-tomentosis onusti. Involucra 0-4 em 
ong. et diam.; phylla extima 0-1 cm., intermedia U-2 cm., intima 
0:3 em. long. "Corolla adhuc inaperta 0-5 cm. long., extus glandulis 
minimis copiose eg Achenia 0°12 cm. long. et lat. , pluristriata. 
Pappus 0°5 cm. 
Apparently allied to V. Grevei Drake, a plant I have not seen, 
which, according to M. Drake del Castillo’s eoeouRtion (Bull. Soc. 
Bot. France, Siyi 240), has oblong acute leaves, and linear-oblong 
acute green involucral leaves ehersians. and th glabra. 
assinia (Ruynra) c ensis, sp. nov. 
cante ramos elongatos ascendentes dense fbi araneoso 
tosos emittente, foliis anguste lineari-oblongis apice Lasisitisiene. Maas 
versus longe attenuatis sessilibus utrinque dense albo-tomentosis 
senioribus (an annotinis ?) persistentibus jam passis necnon plus 
us reflexis, capitulis pro rata mediocribus heterogamis 11-12- 
flosculosis in cymis brevibus terminalibus sublaxis dispositis, in- 
volucri subhemispherici circa 4-serialis phyllis ovato-oblongis ob- 
tusissimis interioribus lamina sordide al parum radiante onustis 
timis quam reliqua angustioribus, receptaculi paleis numerosis 
lineari-lanceolatis acutis achenia longe superantibus deciduis, flos- 
culis inclusis 4-5 exterioribus femineis reliquis hermaphroditis, 
olia a juniora nondum x 0-3- 0-4 cm., excepta 
costa centrali fac. inf. fr ge iiaite starve, seniora deinde 
supra fere glabra subtus araneosa, ag summa in bracteas trans- 
euntes. Cyme 2-0-3-0 em. —~ t diam. Pedunceuli proprii ut 
pedunculus tomentosi, quam vine — sepissime breviores. Capi- 
em. long., = bokidns | lat. Involueri phylla extima 0-2 cm., 
) i pale 
being heterogamous and the anthers provided with long tails, to see 
which, however, the iene Gaia microscope is absolutely necessary. 
