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70. Ligularia, (Cass. D. C. 6-313). Capitula radiate, 

 ray 1- series ligulate female, often biligulate, or retaining ru- 

 diments of the stamens : branches of the styles of the disk 

 obtuse, clothed with long descending pubescence : achaenia 

 beakless, sulcated, terete: pappus uniform, pilose, many series. 

 Herbaceous plants : capitula large yellow, arranged in race- 

 mes or thyrses or solitary : involucrum campanulate, 1 series : 

 receptacle naked. 



71. Doronicum, (Lin. D. C. 6-320). Capitula radiate he- 

 terogamous : ray florets 1 -series ligulate, female or sterile by 

 abortion ; disk hermaphrodite : achaenia beakless, oblong, 

 turbinate, furrowed ; of the ray bald, of the disk pappose : 

 pappus setaceous several series. Herbaceous plants, with 

 solitary or several capitula; involucrum few series, scales 

 linear : receptacle convex ebracteolate. [Almost the only 

 distinction between this genus and Senecio consists in the 

 marginal florets, in this having no pappus, in that being fur- 

 nished with pappus similar to those of the disk.] 



72. Madacarpus, (R. W. Calcutta Journal). Capitula ra- 

 diate heterogamous : ray flowers 1 -series ligulate sterile ; disk 

 ones numerous hermaphrodite : achaenia beakless, oblong, 

 furrowed, hairy, without pappus. Herbaceous plants : capi- 

 tula corymbose: involucrum campanulate 1 -series, scales 

 linear, lanceolate, mucronate: receptacle convex foviolate : 

 corolla subinfudibuliform, costae of the achaenia hispid. 



73. Senecio. Capitula homogamous discoid, or heteroga- 

 mous radiate : flowers of the ray ligulate female : branches of 

 the style of the hermaphrodite flowers truncated, the point only 

 penicillate : achaenia beakless, terete or angularly furrowed : 

 pappus pilose several series, caducous. Herbaceous or shrub- 

 by, sometimes climbing plants, with solitary or corymbose 

 inflorescence : involucrum one series, sometimes naked some- 



