294 Lxxviii. COMPOSITE). (J. D. Hooker.) [^Imda, 



erect, acuminate ; ligules shorter than the diam. of the head. Aohems ^ in. ; pappus- 

 pale reddish, 



Vah. Clarkd ; stems and leaves beneath shortly tomentose, heads larger, invoL 

 bracts more villous greener very pubescent, outer larger longer more herbaceous. — 

 Mustag Pass, Kashmir, 11,500 ft., Clarice ; Lahul, Jaeschke. ■ This maybe a different 

 species, but I think it is only a very luxuriant state of I. obtusifQlia. 



*** Heads terminal, solitary or corymbose ; achenes nearly glabrous. 



9. I. Kookeri, Clarke Comp. Ind. 122 ; perennial, stem aimple or branched 

 villous above, leaves sessile or sub-petioled elliptic-lanceolate acute at both ends^ 

 gland-toothed membranous hairy on both surfaces, heads 1^-2 in. diam. solitary 

 or 2-3, invol. hemispheric villous, bracts aU very slender squarrosely recurved, 

 achenes very small glabrous. Bot. Mag. t. 6411. 



SiKKiM Himalaya ; alt. 7-10,000 ft., J. D. H. 



Stem 1-2 ft., usually very shaggy above, but sometimes glabrescent. Leaves 3-5 

 by 1-1 J in., lower narrowed almost into a petiole, upper sessile, base aurioled ; nerves 

 slender, diverging. Heads very broad, shaggy with very long hairs; invol. bracts 

 J-1 in., almost filiform ; ligules many, slender, as long as the disk is broad. Achenes 

 A in., angled; pappus ^ in., dirty-white. 



10. X. ^randlflora, Willd. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. iii. 186; perennial, stem 

 simple hirsute or hairy above leafy throughout, leaves sessile oblong or elliptic- 

 lanceolate acuminate gland-serrate glabrescent or sparingly hairy and ciuate, 

 outermost often fohaceous, achenes very small nearly glabrous. 



Wbstebn Himalaya ; from Kashmir, alt. 6-7000 ft., to Kumaon and Nipal, alt. 

 8-12,000 ft. — DisTEiB. Westwards to the Caucasus. 



A. shorter stouter species than 1. Hoo][eTi, and with shorter leaves broader at the 

 base, and more oblique nerves and single heads. Invotmcre not shaggy in the Hima- 

 layan examples (as they are in the Caucasian) ; bracts pubescent, rather rigid ; ligules 

 longer than the disk is broad. Achenes with a very few short hairs or 0, and pappua 

 as in /. HooJceri. — Clarke states that his was found by Stoliczka at 14-17,000 ft. 

 elevation. 



11. X. acuminata, DC. Prodi: v. 471 ; annual, stem strict glabrous or 

 pubescent above, leaves small suberect elongate hastate acuminate from a 

 dilated sessile cordate base obscurely toothed glabrous, heads ^| in. diam, few 

 subcorymbose, invol. bracts narrow linear acuminate erect green puberulous, 

 achenes minute nearly glabrous. I. salicina, Clarke Comp. Ind. 132, not of 

 I/inn. 



Westben Himalata, Boyle, Falconer ; Kashmir, Stolieeha ; on calcareous rocks, 

 alt. 8000 ft., Cla/rke. 



Usually quite glabrous, with the habit and foliage of a Lactwa. Stem, shining, 

 10-14 in., sometimes branched. Leaves 1-4 in., gradually tapering from the broad 

 base to the very acuminate point ; ligules short, recurved. Achenes ^ in. long, with 

 a few short, erect hairs ; pappus J in., pale reddish. 



12. X. Falconer!, Sook.f.; annual, glabrous, sparsely hairy or tomentose, 

 stem corymbosely branched rarely simple, lower leaves long linear or oblong or 

 linear-oblong gradually contracted above the amplexicaul auricled base, eauline- 

 oblong, heads J-f in. diam. corymbose, invol. bracts linear acute pubracent or 

 tomentose erect or recurved green, achenes minute sparsely pubescent. 



Westeen Tibet, Falconer ; Iskardo, alt. 7-8000 ft, Clarke. 



A very variable weedy annual; stems slender, glabrous simple and 12-18 in. high, 

 or stout branched and tomentose. Leaves, lower sometimes 3 by ^ in. and contracted 

 below, at others J-1 in. oblong with auricled bases, nerves very obscure. Achenes 

 and pappus as in /. acuminata. 



