(90 ) 
the scales of the involucre and the pales. 
Scales of the involucre imbricate, sim- 
ilar to the pales. Receptacle elongate (like 
the axis of a spike). Pappus of o, capillary 
bristles, depauperate towards the periphery. 
External row ¢ ; pappus pilose. ©. Flowers 
inconspicuous. 
1. F. Catrrornica Nutt. Woolly annual. 
Common. Spring. 
19, Anaphalis DC. PraRy-nves.astine. 
Necessaria. Superflua. Head o -flowered. 
% tubular, 5-dentate; stvle scarcely divided, 
blunt; 2 flowers o-seriate, filiform. Scales of 
the involucre imbricate, o-seriate, radiating; 
external rows ovate; internal rows longer and 
narrower. Receptacle flat, naked. Pappus 1- 
seriate, capillary, its bristles scabrous and dis- 
tinct at base.—2¢. 
1. A. marcaritaceA Benth. & Hook.—Com- 
mon. Summer. 
20. GnaphaliumiL. Evextasrinc. 
Superflua. Head o-flowered; ¥% flowers 
tubular, 5-dentate. Style 2-cleft. ? flowers 
filiform, oo-seriate; involucre ovate. Scales 
imbricate, 8-seriate, scarious; as long as the 
head. Receptacle flat, naked. Pappus of 1- 
seriate, capillary bristles. Flowers pale. 
