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27. Trichocline (Ingenhousia) paraguayensis, Baker [ Composite Muti- 
siacez | ; perennis, acaulis, foliis rosulatis oblanceolatis subacutis integris 
subeoriaceis in petiolum brevem sensim attenuatis facie viridibus glabris 
dorso persistenter albo-i incanis, eduaeato stricto longissimo oh tomen- 
toso, capitulo magno solitario semigloboso, involucri bractei pauci- 
seriatis adpressis valde fecti uelibus dorso albo-tomentosis intimis ios 
ribus, pappo albo fete ligulis luteis ps mediocri 
Paraguay: sandy soil near " Valenzi zia, Bala, 
Folia 6-8 poll. longa, supra medium 15-18 ie lata. Pedunculus 
1-2 pedaiis. dnvolucrum ó-7 lm. iongum. Pappus 5-6 lin. longus. 
Ne iosa, ; D.C. Prod. VII. 20, from which : differs 
by its larger unies Vibfrowu involueral bracts and smaller li igule 
Tle crt 11. ULZ 

caule recto simplici gracili, folie ptus 5-foliolatis id caulis 
apicem aggregatis petiolatis, foliolis magni, Spions subsessilibus 
subcoriaceis piange ipd ter pubescentibus, a obtusis emarginatis 
basi euneatis, cym sitis densis dedil ieribis, ramulis, 
. pedicellis cilyeibusque ‘dened hirsutis, bracteis linearibus, calycis tubo 
campanulato us angustis tubo subeequilongis, corolla tubo 
infundibulari limbo appa Ursus conspicue exsertis 
North agascar, Baron 6685. 
Foliolum centrale 10-12 poll. me 6-7 lin. latum. Calyx 4 
in.longus. Corolla 9-10 lin. longus 
A very striking plant, gs its habit, very large horse-chestnut-like 
leaves and densely hairy flowers. In structure it is nearly allied to 
V. Chrysomallum, Steud. ; "Behind: in D.C. Prod. XI. 694 cdm 
mallum madagascariense, Petit Thouars). 
29. Æchmea (Hohenbergia) microthy , Baker | Bromeliaceæ]; aeauli is, 
foliis longissimis maed ad apicem se sensim angustatis utrinque 
lepidotis, basi dilalato oblongo, spinis marginalibus parvis eastaneis, 
pedunculo elongato folii pluribus lanceolatis magnis preedito, floribus in 
panieulam parvam densam aggregatis, ramis racemosis, pedicellis erecto- 
patentibus flore brevioribus, ovario oblongo parvo nudo, ees is 
coriaceis oblongo reum conspicue mueronatis, petalis parvis 
Rio Janeiro, Glaziou 18564. 
Folia 3—4 pedalia, ser 1 poll. lata, basi dilatato oblongo 4-5 poll. 
longo. Pedunculus validus, bipedalis. Panicula 3-4 pollicaris s, pedi- 
cellis circiter 3 lin. longis, Sepala 6 lin. longa. 
Allied to Æ. floribunda Mart. (Æ. organensis, Wawra Itin. Prin 
Sax., Cob., 146, tab. 23), from which it is easily recognised by its larger 
pedicellate flowers. 

Streptocalyx orthopoda, Baker Bagues l acaulis, foliis loratis 
subcoriaceis basi valde „dilatatis obscure lepidoti apice rotundatis 
s ‘ym 
pin ariis pice Janceolatis, pedicellis elongatis strictis, ovario oblongo 
, s coriaceis oblongo-lanceolatis mucronatis ovario longioribus, 
usti 
ard angustis. 
Rio Janeiro, Glaziou 18565. 
