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petioles, and the stem rough with long scattered white hairs, characters 
of little importance, particularly in a genus where each species varies 
much in these respects ; at the same time Mr. Backhouse does not 
contrast the two, but rather compares H. lasiophyllum with H. argen- 
teum. 
15. H. Gibsdni Backh. (Cat's-ear II.) ; glaucous green, stem 
rigid nearly glabrous usually simple with 2 heads sometimes 
forked with 4 heads with narrow bracteas under each of the 
peduncles, radical leaves usually spotted ovate or oblong obtuse 
apiculate denticulate somewhat truncate at the base glabrous 
above pilose at or near the margins, petioles slender more or 
less villous, involucre truncate at the base floccose with scattered 
hairs and few seta, scales broad obtuse indexed in bud, ligules 
glabrous, styles yellow. H. Hypochteridis Gibs. H. caesium var. 
ilypochaeridis Fries. 
Debris at the foot of Giggleswick and Gordale Scars near Settle, 
Yorkshire. It- 7, 8. — “ I cannot regard this plant as any form of 
H. ccBsium, nor indeed as being very closely allied to that species; its 
nearly glabrous ciliate leaves and yellow styles indicate a nearer 
alliance with H. pallidum Backhouse. We presume that Mr. 
Backhouse had Mr. Gibson’s consent to change the name; but we 
regret it, not only on the ground of priority, but because it prevents 
his name being afterwards given to any other species which may be 
established with more certain characters than those of this present 
group yet boast of. 
16. II. argenteum Fries ( Silvery H.) ; very glaucous, stem 
hollow nearly glabrous with 1 — 3 leaves simple with 1 or 4 
heads or branched from the base each branch with 1 — 3 heads, 
radical leaves lanceolate acute dentate at the middle or denti- 
ticulate or entire glabrous above narrowed into hairy rather 
short petioles, cauline ones subsessile, involucre broadly ventri- 
cose constricted above with scattered hairs and a few setae, 
outer scales usually obtuse, inner subacute adpressed indexed 
in bud, ligules glabrous, styles yellow. 
Mountain districts of England, Wales, and Scotland, chiefly in 
Clova and Braemar. If.. 7, 8. — Stem rather rigid but brittle. 
Peduncles elongated, rigid. Heads in bud cylindrical. Involucre 
small, ultimately truncate below. 
17. II. nitiduni Backh. {scaly -stalked II.) ; “ dark green, stem 
with one leaf or leadess and with few heads glabrous, radical 
leaves lanceolate acute sharply dentate or almost runeinate 
glabrous above slightly hairy beneath and at the margins 
narrowed into petioles, peduncles scaly rigid, involucre ventri- 
cose with black-based hairs and setse, its scales acuminate or 
subobtuse, ligules subpilose at the apex, styles yellow.” 
Rocky margins of alpine streamlets ; rare. Corrie of Ben-na- 
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