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No. 35. On (hy desert bill-slopes and on upland valley plateaus up to 

 2150 m., Bodhon and western Tannu-ola Valleys. 



Saussueea pseudo-alpina, X. ]'). Simpson, sp. n. (PI. 22. figs. 1-7.) 



Affinis S. alpince, DC!., sed foliis margine subrevolutis, swpe fere integris, 

 non acuminatis, corynibo polycephalo, involucro elongate angustiore, phyllis 

 angustis prpeter margines fere glabiis distincta. 



Herha perennis, rhizomate gracile ; caulis 15-30 cm. longus, canaliculatus, 

 laxe aracbnoideus, apice parce lanatus. Folia inferiora late lanceolata, acuta, 

 longe pednnculata, minute eroso-dentata, circiter 8 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. lata, 

 margine stepe reroluta, subtus dense, supra laxe aracbnoideo-tomentosa ; folia 

 caulina paucii, similia, nisi minora, Integra, anguste lanceolata. Coripnbus 

 dense congestus, polycephalus. Capittda breviter vel brevissime pedunculata; 

 involucrum oblongum, 1 cm. altuin, fere glabrum, phyllis 6-seriatis in mar- 

 gine violaceis ciliatisque, int'erioribus ovatis acutis ; receptaculum longe 

 setiferum. Flosculi rosei ; corollas 1'3 cm. longse ; tubus supra medium 

 ampliatus, infra constrictus, non basi dilatatus ; limbus O'l cm. longus ; 

 antherarum caudse basi multisetosse. Achenia 0'2 cm. longa, obscure striata, 

 glabra. Pappus duplex ; pappi seta3 exteriores 0"5 cm. longa?, setoso- 

 barbellatffi, interiores plumosse, 1"2 cm. longre. 



Locality unknown. 



HiERAClUM prenanthoides, ViU. 



No. 126. Southern aspects from 900 to 1700 m., southern Great Altai, 

 Upper Kran River, and the basin of the Black Irtish. 



Distnbutio7i. Europe, Siberia, Persia, and the Himalayas, Coste. 



Taraxacum sp. 



No. 457. Driest parts of the Ulu Kern valley steppe. 



Lactuca tatarica, C. a . Mey. ? 



No, 109. Stony desert of the Achit Nor basin under driest conditions and 

 on the dry mountain-sides of the Great Altai up to 2450 m. (on the north 



side) . 



Distribution. Southern Europe eastwards to northern Mongoha and in 



Persia and Thibet. 



Scoezonera austeiaoa, Willd. 



No. 11. Dry summit of Kizil Taiga where the surface is even and not too 



rocky. 



Distribution. Turkestan, Mongolia, Daburia, and N. China. 



