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rarely short and obtuse, always equally and longish hispid, 

 (semper equaliter et longiuscule hispidis) : stigmatic series 

 ending above the middle of the branches of the style. [Of 

 this tribe D. C. defines 59 genera, 6 of which have Indian 

 representatives.] 



Tribe 2nd. EuPATORiACEiE. Style of the hermaphrodite 

 flowers cylindrical, branches long, somewhat thickened or 

 clavate above, exteriorly puberulously papillose : stigmatic 

 series scarcely elevated, usually ending above the middle of 

 the branches of the style. [Genera 44, of which 2 only are 

 found in India.] 



Tribe 3rd. Asteroide^e. Style of the hermaphrodite 

 flowers cylindrical, branches exteriorly somewhat flattened, 

 equally and minutely puberulous above : stigmatic series 

 prominent, extending almost to the origin of the exterior 

 hairs. [To this tribe 172 genera belong, 31 of which have 

 Indian species.] 



Tribe 4th. Senecionide^e. Style of the hermaphrodite 

 flowers cylindrical, branches linear penicillate at the apex ; 

 sometimes produced beyond the penicillus into a short cone, 

 or elongated into a narrow hispid appendix : stigmatic series 

 broadish and prominent, extending to the pencil. [This is 

 by much the largest tribe of the family : it contains 388 

 genera, 36 of which have Indian representatives.] 



Tribe 5th. Cynare^e. Style of the hermaphrodite flowers 

 nodosely thickened above, often penicillate at the knot, 

 branches sometimes cohering, sometimes free, puberulous ex- 

 teriorly : stigmatic series not prominent, confluent, extending 

 to the apices of the branches and there confluent. [To this 

 tribe 81 genera are referred, 13 of which have Indian repre- 

 sentatives.] 



