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pilosa, supra viridia, subtus pallidiora, 0-8-1*2 cm. longa ; capitula 

 turbinata, 0*8-0*9 cm. longa, 0-9-1*1 cm. lata, receptaculo alveolato ; 

 involucrum 1-seriatum, squamis circ. 12-13, oblongis, linearibusve, 

 acutis, nervatis, pilosis, pallescentibus, floribus paullo brevioribus ; 

 flores radii circ. 12, ligulis albis apice 3-dentatis, flares disci circ. 33, 

 flavi ; achsenia hispidula, pappo 1-seriato, subcopioso, setis barbel- 

 latis. 



Hab. : Cape Colony, South-eastern Eegion, district Komgha 

 Mooi Plaats, overhanging precipitous rocks, alt. 1,000 ft., June, 

 "not common," Flanagan, 1799! 



Allied to and with the habit of F. {Aster petiolatus, Harv. Thes. 

 Cap. t. 154), but distinct by its opposite, entire leaves ; also near to 

 the south-western F. brachyglossa, Cass. (Aster Cymbalarice, Thunb.), 

 but the habit differs, as well as the leaves, and the longer peduncles. 



Gymnostephium leve, Bolus, n. sp. (Composite- Asteroideae). 



G. foliis alternis, linearibus ; involucris A-serialibus, serie interiori 

 e squamis 13 condita ; floribus radii circ. 14 lilacinis, pappo pleroque 

 carentibus ; floribus disci flavis, plerisque sterilibus ; pappo e setis 

 paucis barbellatis. 



Fruticulus gracillimus, erectus, fere totus glaber, 1-lf-pedalis ; 

 caules plerique simplices rarius basi semel ramosi, leves, pallidi ; 

 folia alterna, sparsa, linearia, subacuta, subtus 1-nerva, parte inferiori 

 ciliata dilatata semi-amplexicaulia, 2-3*5 cm. longa, vix 0*1 cm. lata; 

 pedunculi subnudi 10-12 cm. longi ; bracteis 2-3, remotis, foliaceis, 

 minimis, prsediti ; capitula turbinata vel cyathiformia, 0*85 cm. 

 longa, apice 95 cm. lata ; involucrum 4-seriale, serie interiori e 

 squamis 13, cuneato-oblongis, obtusis, levibus, flavescentibus, 

 obscure nervatis, parce ciliatis, condita, ceteris paucioribus sub- 

 similibus, brevioribus ; receptaculum alveolatum ; flores radii circ. 

 14, ligulis oblongis, tridentatis, lilacinis, circ. 0*7 cm. longis, achaeniis 

 levibus, glabris, pallid is, pappo pleroque carentibus, vel rarius -setis 

 2-3 coronatis ; flores disci circ. 50, flavi, plerique steriles, casu tamen 

 rarissime unus alterusve fertiles, pappo e setis paucis barbellatis. 



Hab. : Cape Colony, district Ceres, in moist grassy or marshy 

 places at the Gydouw, alt. 3,100 ft., Dec-Jan., Bolus, 8625 ! Herb. 

 Norm. Austr. Afr. 1169 ! Koude Bokkeveld Mountains near Tand- 

 fontein, 4,500 ft., Jan., Schlechter, 10141 ! 



Leyssera Montana, Bolus, n. sp. (CompositaB-Inuloideae). 



L. acaulescente ; peduncidis monoceplialis ; capitulis campanu- 

 latis ; involucri bracteis b-6-seriatis ; receptamdis epaleaceis foveo- 



