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florescence corymbose : pappus reddish. [I can see no satis- 

 factory reason for separating this from the preceding.] 



19. Amphirhapis, (D. C. 5-343). Capitula radiate: ligula 

 10-20 homochromous ; (same colour as the disk) disk 5- 

 toothed, hermaphrodite : achaenia linear oblong, slightly com- 

 pressed, villous or pubescent ; the villi sometimes simulating 

 an exterior pappus : pappus 1 -series, setaceous, rigid. Peren- 

 nial erect herbs, with alternate leaves and corymbose capitula : 

 involucrum imbricated : receptacle alveolate : flowers all yel- 

 low. 



Sub-tribe II. Baccharide,e. (Capitula heteroyamous or 

 dioicous, never radiate, all the florets tubular, usually several 

 series of female ones in the circumference. Anthers ecaudate, 

 receptacle epaleaceous. Leaves alternate. 



20. Blepharispermum, (Wight Herb. D. C. 5-368). Capi- 

 tula 4-flowered, numerous, combined into a globose glomeru- 

 lus : flowers tubular, 2 exterior female 3-toothed, 2 interior 

 male 5-toothed : style not exserted, scarcely bifid : anthers 

 apiculate, subcaudate at the base : achaenia oboval-oblong, 

 compressed, subtetragonous ; two of the angles nerve-like 

 glabrous, 2 marginal ciliate : pappus of the female flowers 

 3-5 palea ; of the male none. Glabrous shrubs, leaves alter- 

 nate ; glomerules globose one or more on the ends of the 

 branches : involucrum double, receptacle of the capitula 

 narrow, with a palea between the flowers. 



21. Athroisma, (D. C. 5-368). Capitula numerous, com- 

 bined into an ovate glomerulus : axis of the glomerule cylin- 

 drical : capitula several flowered, heterogamous, 4-5 exterior 

 flowers female slender 4-5-toothed ; central ones few male, 

 wider above, 5-toothed : achaenia black, obcompressed oval, 



