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rapitiilia cylindriiis quinquciloris, iuvolucri sqiiamis 4incari- 

 bu9 siibaciiiis, pappo coroiiiformi Ijrcvissimo vix donticu- 

 lato. — 



Canlis herbaceus siibsimplex, tercs, striatus puberulns; 

 folia opposita sessilia lanccolata acuminata, margine cre- 

 nato-dentata, siipra {^labra , snblus pubcrula glauca, tripli- 

 norvia» 1 Y2 — 2 poJIIces loiii^a, 4 — 7 lincas lata. Co- 

 ryrobiis termiualis, opposite ramosus, foliis fulcicntibus 

 liucari-lauccolatis; capitnla cyliiidracea qiiiuqueflora , floscnli 

 albi; involucri squainae lineares subacutac, acliaenlis lincain 

 longis tenulbus glabris striatellis, pappo coroiiiformi brevis- 

 siino subiiitegro. — 



In Mexico legit Karwinsky. 



8. STEVIA LINEARIFOLIA n. sp. 



ncrl)äcea puberula, opposite rarnosa, foliis omnibiis 

 sessüibus oppositis clongato - liuearibns acutis iiitogerrimis 

 glabris, corymbis polycephalis fastigiatis _, involucri 5-phylli 

 squamis ovatis vix acutis, capitulis ovatis 5-floris, achae- 

 niis glabris, pappo coroniformi brevissimo fcre nullo. — 



Caulis licrbaceus ercctus glaber, tercs, striatus, oppo- 

 site ramosus, rarai apice corymbiferi fastigiati; folia oppo- 

 sita, lineari - lanccolata, utrinque acuminata, integerrima, 

 sessilia^ 2 — 3 Y« pollices longa, 2 lincas lata. Corymbi 

 terminales fastigiati polycephali, capitula 5-ilora; involu- 

 crura 5-phyllum, squamis ovatis obtusiusculis; acliaenia te- 

 naia, striata, pappo coroniformi brevissimo subintegro. 



In Mexico legit Karwinsky. 



9. STEVIA NITIDA n. sp. 



Fruticosa? glabra; caulc tcreti, opposite ramoso, foliis 

 oppositis petiolatis ovato-cllipticis acuraiuatis, scrralis, supra 



