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dentate; central few hermaphrodite 4-toothed, with a short 

 tube and campanulate limb : achsenia angled, wingless, epap- 

 pose. Very ramous diffuse herbs : leaves alternate, obovate, 

 dentate: capitula small, first terminal, afterwards lateral: 

 involucrum 2-series : receptacle naked convex : flowers yellow. 

 Properties acrid and sternulatory. 



58. SpHiEROMORPHiEA, (D. C. 6-140). Capitula hetero- 

 gamous, marginal flowers many series, female, scarcely den- 

 tate ; central few, 4-toothed : style bulbous at the base : 

 achsenia cylindrical striated epappose. Decumbent herbs with 

 alternate leaves ; capitula globose, depressed, axillary : in- 

 volucrum campanulate 2-3-series, longer than the flowers : 

 receptacle naked [D. C. asks if this is sufficiently distinct 

 from Myriogyne.] 



59. Machlis, (D. C. 6-140). Capitula heterogamous s 

 marginal flowers many series not furnished with a corolla ? 

 or very minute; central ones numerous: corolla obconical, 

 4-toothed : stigmas bearded at the apex : achsenia terete, sub- 

 angled subglandulose ; of the marginal flowers bidentate, 

 of the centre truncated at the apex. Herbs with alternate 

 multifid pinnate leaves : capitula pedicelled, axillary : involu- 

 crum 2-series : receptacle naked punctulate. 



Sub-tribe. Gnaphalie^e. Capitula homogamous or hetero- 

 gamous discoid, very rarely radiate, sometimes \-flowered . 

 anthers caudate : achcenia crowned with a pilose or setaceous 

 pappus, very rarely bald : leaves usually alternate. 



60. Helichrysum, (D. C. 6-169). Capitula sometimes 

 homogamous, flowers all hermaphrodite 5-toothed ; some- 

 times heterogamous, marginal flowers often very few, 1 -series, 

 female : achsenia beakless, sessile, with a terminal areola : 

 pappus 1 -series, setse roughish not plumose. Herbs or 

 shrubs with alternate leaves : involucrum imbricated, scales 



