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4. Anaphalis adnata, DC . ; FI. Br. hid, iii. 282. Stems 
robust, 2-4 ft. Leaves thick, broadly lanceolate or oblong, often 
spathulate, 3 x| in., acute ; basal lobes, if present, short. Heads 
£ in. diam., numerous, in dense, rounded, terminal and axillary 
corymbs. Involucral bracts broad, obtuse, erect in flower, spread- 
ing in fruit, outer ones usually pale yellow. 
Simla, Shali; September.— Simla to Bhotan, 6000-8000 ft.— Burmah. 
5. Anaphalis araneosa, DC . ; FI. Br. Ind. iii. 283. Stems 
1-3 ft., more or less winged by the decurrent leaf-bases. Eadical 
leaves oblanceolate. Stem-leaves linear, lf-2x|— £ in., acute, 
margins often recurved, basal lobes usually long, acute and 
decurrent. Heads £ in. diam., very numerous, forming a broad, 
terminal corymb 3-6 in. across. Involucral bracts broad, obtuse, 
erect in flower, spreading in fruit. 
Simla, common; September.— Temperate Himalaya, 5000-8000 ft. 
6. Anaphalis contorta, Hook. f . ; FI. Br. hid. iii. 284. Stems 
6-18 in., usually branched from the base ; branches often decum- 
