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united, so that the stem may almost be said to be perfoliate. — Cultivated in our gardens, this fine plant, 

 according to Mr Sweet, attains a height of 10 or 12 feet. 



2. L. angustifolia ; foliis brevi-petiolatis oblongo-linearibus integerrimis lurinque 

 attenuates villoso-scabris, capitulis villosissimis subfasciculatis. De Cand. Prod. 5. p. 

 92. 



Hab. Between San Bias and Tepic. — A very distinct and well marked species with lanceolat. leaves, 

 much attenuated at the base, and densely villous small capitula. 



SINCLAIRIA. nov. Gen. 



Capitulum multiflorum radiatum ; fl. radii ligulatis foemineis, disci hermaphr. 5-fidis, lobis linearibus aequa- 

 libus demum revolutis, apicibus hirsutulis. Reccptaculum nudum. Involucrum campanulatum, squamis 

 imbricatis appressis, interioribus brevibus ovatis. Anther ee disci ecaudata?, filamentis ItEvibus. Styli rami 

 elongati fere subulati ; disci breviores lobos corolla? vix superantes, subhispiduli obtusiusculi. Achenium 

 breve glabrum angulatum. Pappus fulvus biserialis, serie externa paleacea brevi ; intern, elongata setiformi 

 scabra rigida fragili. — Frutex glaber (vel arbor) Mexicanus. Rami fere ad apices lignosi. Folia opposila 

 longe petiolata integerrirna rhomboidea brevi-acuminata trinervia, supra viridia subtus albissima, nervis 

 atro-fuscis. Petioli graciles basi dilatati amplexantes. Panicula terminalis thyrsoidea speciosa. Flores 

 lutei. 



1. Sinclairia discolor. 



Hab. Realejo. — We think this fine plant, which is very different from any thing we are acquainted with, 

 may be placed among the Vernoniacece, near Hectoria and Andromachia. — The flowers are about an inch 

 in diameter. Leaves 4 or 5 inches long, and almost as much broad ; beneath, quite white (but neither 

 tomentose nor farinose), beautifully marked with the dark brown nerves. 



1. Piqueria trinervis. Cav Hook, et Am. supra, p. 296.* 



Hab. Between San Bias and Tepic. 



I. Caelestina petiolata (n. sp. Sect. Ageratoides) ; foliis glaberrimis late ovatis obtusius- 

 culis grosse obtuse serratis basi in petiolum longum attenuatis, corolla glaberrima, pappo 

 cupulaeformi dentato dente unico corollae tubum fere sequante. 



Hab. Realejo — Caulis ascendens, basi lignosus. Folia 3-4 uncias longa : petioli bipollicares. Pedun- 

 culus terminalis, elongatus, gracilis. Capitula corymbosa, parva. 



1. Phania? dissecta (n. sp.) ; caule gracili elongato repetitim dichotomo pubescente, 

 foliis bi-tripinnatim-sectis, pinnis primariis remotis laciniis parvis ovato-lanceolatis incisis, 

 pedunculis monocephalis elongatis gracilibus terminalibus et ex dichotomiis ramorum, 



* In order to save room, as the present is the last fasciculus to which the work can extend, we are obliged 

 to omit the notice of several interesting and some entirely new plants in this collection, but especially of 

 such as were found in Mexico during the previous voyage of Captain Beechey. 



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