A Bevision of the Genus Alepidea. 
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14. A. Galpinii, Diimmer, sp. nov. 
Planta gracilis, circiter 17*5 cm. alta, caule subnudo racemoso-ramoso 
vel corymboso-ramoso, ramis ascendentibus 2-5-5 cm. longis bibracteatis. 
Folia radicalia 6, petiolata, petiolo 2-5-3-5 cm. longo ; lamina 1-2-2-5 cm. 
longa, 8-12 mm. lata, oblonga vel elliptica, apice obtusa vel apiculata, basi 
oblique cordata vel rotundata, margine crenato-dentato-setosa, setis 
remotis vix 2 mm. longis ; caulina pauca, parva, ascendentia vel adpressa. 
Capitula 8-12 mm. diametro, 10-13 flora. Involucri segmenta 10, in- 
aequalia, rigida, acuminata, nervata. Calycis dentes vix ullae. Fructus 
valde muricatus. 
A slender plant about 7 in. high, entirely glabrous, with a subnude, 
terete, and obscurely grooved stem, racemosely or corymbosely branched 
above ; branches 1-2 in. long, bibracteate. Eadical leaves 6, ascending, 
thin, dull green, petiolate ; petiole l-l^- in. long, slender, grooved ; blade 
^1 in. long, T^-^ in. broad, oblong-elliptic, obtuse and apiculate, obliquely 
cordate or rounded at the base ; margin crenate-dentate, with the teeth 
tipped by awns, often recurved, scarcely exceeding a line long ; cauline 
leaves few, linear or lanceolate, ascending and adpressed. Flower-heads 
few, ^— I in. in diam., 11-13 flowered. Segments of the involucre 10, 
unequal, rigid, acuminate, keeled, with cartilaginous margins, the larger 
1| lines long. Calyx-teeth rudimentary, deltoid. Fruit densely muricate. 
South Africa. Barkly East Div. : Witteberg Eange ; on damp slopes 
of Ben MacDhui, 9,200 ft. Herb. Galpin, and Natal, 6638 ! 
15. A. SwYNNERTONii, Diimmer, sp. nov. 
Herba gracilis, glabra, a 30 cm. alta, caule erecto tenue subnudo basin 
versus angulato racemoso-ramoso, ramis paucis 2*5-4 cm. longis erecto- 
patentibus remotis. Folia radicalia rosulata, patentia, petiolata ; petiolum 
6-18 mm. longum ; lamina 5-6 cm. longa, 12-18 mm. lata, oblonga, 
obovata, apice obtusa vel rotundata, basi rotundata, subcoriacea, margine 
obscure vel grosse serrato-setosa ; folia caulina pauca, inconspicua, ad- 
pressa, auriculata, acuta. Capitula 8 mm. diametro. Involucri segmenta 
10, sequalia, acuta, nervata, coriacea. Calycis dentes 0*7 mm. longse, 
late ovatse, apiculatse, subpapillatse. Ovarium subcompressum. Fructus 
maturus ignotus. 
k slender, glabrous herb approximately a foot high, with an erect, 
subnude, racemosely branched stem, somewhat angular at the base, terete 
above ; branches ascending, 1-1|- in. long. Eadical leaves, 6-7, rosulate, 
spreading, petiolate, subcoriaceous ; petiole J-f in. long, flattened ; blade 
2-2f in. long, |— f in. broad, oblong or obovate, obtuse or rounded at both 
ends ; margin obscurely or coarsely serrate-setose, the setae rigid, 1-2 lines 
long ; stem-leaves few, inconspicuous, distant, adpressed, acute, and 
