so 2 



CXXIl. COMPOSITE. 



AsteHczfs. 

 Fruit crowned by a calyx 

 with five scarious sepals 



IleliinthMmm. 

 g floret (mag.)- 



Robinsonia. 

 Embryo with coiIe3 

 cotyledons (ma^.). 



Tribe VI. AsTEEOiDEiE. — Capitula generally rayed. Style of 5 cylindric above; 

 arms 2, a little flattened outside and puberulous ; stigmatic bands prominent, extend- 

 ing to tbe commencement of the external hairs. — Leaves alternate or opposite. 



PRINCIPAL GENERA. 

 ''.Stenactis. LiBOsyris. 



* Dahlia, V. * Chi-ysocoma. 



* Vittadinia. * Solidago. * Schizogyne, IV, 

 Micropus, IV. Belliiim. Evax, IV. 



* Oharieis [&e. See Tribe III, p. 503]. 



•Inula, IV. 

 * Boltonia. 



Biiphthalmum, IV. 

 *Neja. 

 * Brachj'lsena, IV. 



Tribe VII. Bupatoeiace^. — Capitula generally rayed. Style of ^ flovcers cylin- 

 dric above, vyith long almost club-shaped arms, papillose externally ; stigmatic bands 

 narrow, not prominent, usually stopping below the middle of the branches. — Leaves 



opposite or alternate. 



PRINCIPAL GENERA. 



* Tussilago, VII. * Eupatorium. * Ageratum. 



* Liatris. * Ccelestina. Adenostyles. 



* Nardosmia, VII. 



* Stevia. 



Tribe VIII. Veenoniace^.— Capitula usually discoid. Style of 5 flowers cylin- 

 dric ; arms long, hispid. Stigmatic bands prominent, narrow, stopping below the 

 middle of the branches. — Leaves alternate or opposite. 



PRINCIPAL GENUS. 

 * Vernonia. 



[See also Tribe I. of the new classification, p. 503. J 



