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much alike in habit, and much of the same description applies 

 to both. The difference in the form of the disk. Corolla and 

 pappus is however quite sufficient to keep them far apart, 

 even though in their external characters they were much 

 more nearly related, than they actually are. 



Obs. — These two species are properly referable to Decan- 

 dolle's genus, Madaractis, the essential character of which is to 

 have the ray flowers neuter, not female, as in Doronicum, but 

 curiously enough, the author has himself proved it an unne- 

 cessary addition to the list, by having previously described under 

 Doronicum, every species subsequently referred to Madractis, 

 thus M. pinnatifida is Dor. candolianum : M. scabra is D. les- 

 sengianum : M. polycephala is D. arnottii : and M . glabra is 

 D. wightii. The distinguishing character being one of such 

 secondary value, I propose uniting these genera by allowing 

 the ray florets to be either neuter or female, thus : Doronicum 

 capitulae radiate heterogamous ; ligulse female or sterile, by 

 abortion, without pappus. 



MADACARPUS. (R. W.) 

 Capitula radiate heterogamous. Ray flowers one series, 

 ligulate sterile : disk one, flowers numerous hermaphrodite. 

 Achsenium beakless, oblong, costate hairy, without pappus. 

 Herbaceous plants, capitula corymbose ; involucrum campa- 

 nulate, one series ; scales linear lanceolate mucronate : recep- 

 tacle convex, foviolate. Corolla sub-infundibuliform, costa of 

 the achsenium hispid. 



M. Belgaumensis, (R. W.) Belgaum, Law. I am in- 

 debted to Mr. Law of Bombay for my specimens of this plant, 

 which, from agreeing so perfectly in habit with Doronicum 

 reticulatum, both he and I at first considered, at most, but a 

 variety of that plant. 



Annual, erect, ramous, pubescent : lower leaves longish 

 petioled, from broad ovate obtuse to suborbicular, slightly 



