TROPICAL AMERICAN COMPOSITAE. 13 
4 m. altum glabrum; ramis curvatis subteretibus — post , 
exsiccationem paullo costulatis; internodiis 1-2 cm. longis; foliis 
oppositis lanceolatis falcatis acuminatis basi acutis gaat (dentibus 
0.6 mm. altis 2-3 mm. latis) firmiusculis supra minute atomiferis 
planis (sine reticulatione prominulente venarum) subtus paullo 
pallidioribus supra basin 3-nerviis demum penniveniis 7-9 cm. longis 
.8-2.1 cm. latis; petiolo glabro ca. 2 cm. longo; corymbis termi- 
nalibus sessilibus compositis convexis 1 dm. vel ultra diametro,, 
ramulis pedicellisque arachnoideo-puberulis; capitulis numerosis ca. 
7-floris 6 mm. (valde immaturis) longis 3.5 mm. diametro; involucri 
anguste campanulati squamis ca. 13 ovato-oblongis acutiusculis 
striatulis purpurascenti-stramineis arachnoideis ciliatis; _corollis 
graciliter tubulosis conspicue 5-nervatis granulatis; dentibus limbi 
5 lanceolato-oblongis; achaeniis (valde immaturis) deorsum de- 
crescentibus granulatis; pappl setis ca. 23.— Peru: open woods by a 
brook, Comin, Prov. Huari, Dept. Ancachs, alt. 3600-3700 m., 18 
Apr., 1903, Weberbauer, no. 2918a (Berl., phot. and fragm. Gr.). 
This species, though pretty clearly undescribed, is represented only 
by fragmentary and immature material. 
ear E. coelocaule, described above, but with much smaller and 
ibaa narrower and duller leaves, arachnoid-ciliate involucral scales, 
ete. 

E. (§ Subimbricata) endytum, spec. nov., fruticosum 1-2 m. 
altum breviter ferrugineo-velutinum; caulibus teretibus fistulosis 
usque in paniculam foliosis; internodiis 5-8 em. longis; foliis pi 
oblongo-ovatis acutis serrulatis (dentibus ca. 0.7 mm. altis 2-3 m 
latis) basi rotundatis utrinque tomentellis subtus “distincte pall 
dioribus penniveniis 8-12 cm. longis 3.6-6 em. latis paullo firmiusculis 
membranaceis; petiolo subtereti 1.5-2 cm. longo; panicula 
ovoidea oppositiramea ca. 1.5-1.8 dm. alta et diametro apice rotun- 
data; ramis inflorescentiae late patentibus infra nudis solum apicem 
Versus capituliferis; capitulis ca. 37-floris 7 mm. longis 7 mm. diame- 
tro; involucri campanulati squamis ca. 21 acutiusculis 2-3-seriatim 
imbricatis sed vix gradatis exterioribus ovato-oblongis persistentibus 
orso brunneo-tomentellis nervis obscurissimis, squamis interioribus 
angustioribus parce pubentibus mox deciduis; corollis sordide albis 
3.5 mm. longis sursum gradatim ampliatis glabris; styli ramis fili- 
formibus rectiusculis laevibus vix clavellatis; antheris apice cum 
appendice tenui ovata instructis; achaeniis immaturis 1.5 mm. 
Ongis glabris; pappi setis ca. 20 corollam subaequantibus paullo 
scabratis— Peru: between Sandia and the tambo Azalaya, on the 
