Plate 27. 
Figs. 1-7.-NASSAUVIA GAUDICHAUDII. 
Family Composite :-Petal united. Corolla bearing the stamens, 
lorets m heads. Anthers united in a ring round the style. Ovary 
1-celled. Fruit 1-seeded. j v^vaiy 
Genus, Nassauvia r-Under shrubs, smooth or lightly hairy, with ascend- 
ing leafy branches. Leaves alternate, overlapping, rigid, bearing 
stiff hairs. Flower heads not stalked, few flowered (3-5, or fewer) 
Corolla 2-lipped. Anthers with long tails. Fruit a smooth or 
hairy achene. 
Nassauvia Gaudichaudii, Cassini. Plant a few inches 
high. Stem woody, branched. Leaves i in. long, narrow 
apices acute, with spiny teeth. Flowers cream-coloured,' 
scented. Pappus of broad pales. 
On rocks near the sea. Fairly common. 
East and West Falklands. Endemic. 
_ This plant grows in irregular masses, 2-3 ft. in diameter 
in sunny situations. These masses are densely covered from 
^ovember to January with myriads of small, cream-coloured 
flowers of a sickly scent. 
flnw^rTfl'''' of plate portion of plant; 2, head of flowers; 3, 
leXged. ^ 5, pappus; 6, style ; 7, fruit. All except 
Figs. 8-12.--NASSAUVIA SERPENS. 
Family, Composite :— As above. 
Genus, Nassauvia :— As above. 
