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2 . E. pubisquameus lljin sp. nov. 
(Sect. Eitrodes Bge). 
Planta perennis, circa 20 — 30 ctm. alt. Caules ra- 
mosi, eglandulosi, partim glabri, partim praecipue basi 
et apice le viter arachnoideo tomentosi. Folia radiealia 
petiolata, petiolis margine spinosis atque caulina infe- 
riora sessilia 10—12 ctm. lug. et 3—4 ctm. lat., pro- 
funde pinnatipartita, segmentis lobato-dentatis atque lobis 
et dentibus in spinam duratam acerrimam flavesccntem 
elongatis et sinubus spinis paucis parvis; caulina media 
minora et angustiora, semiamplexicaulia, prof unde dentata 
apice atque dentibus in spinam producta; folia omnia 
prominenter nervosa subtus dense albo-tomentosa inter- 
dum nervis fere glabris, supra viridia, opaca, glabra, 
eglandulosa vel parce nonnulis locis indumento araneoso 
vix conspicuo abstersibili obtecta. Capitula circa 20—- 
22 mm. diam. Penicilli setae inaequales. fasciculatae, 
albae, margine scabrae, involucrum triplo-quadruplo brevio- 
res. Involucellum quinquangulare 15 —17 mm. lng.; 
phylla 16—20 externe pubescentia, pallide virescentia vel 
interdum apice caesia, interne glabra, viridia, nitida; phylla 
exteriora valde parva, brunnescentia e basi linearia in 
apicem spathulatum acutum margine interdum dentatum 
dilatata, penieillo subaequantia; media penieillum superan- 
tia ad exteriora gradatim decrescentia cuneato-oblonga, 
in spinam brevem elongata, margine superiore parte 
praesertim ciliato-setosa setis scabris; intima quina, in- 
firme connata, apice libera. Corolla 12—13 mm. lng. 
exserta, caesia, fere glabra, glandulis sparsis. Anthe- 
rarum caudae sursum barbatae. Pap pi paleae con- 
natae apice liberae margine barbellatae. Achaenia 
setis longis pallide-flavescentibus scabris sursum appres- 
sis dense obtecta. 
Habitat in Turkestan. Syr-Darja. Aulie-ata: l) per 
declive meridiano jugi Ulkun-Burala inter lacus Ak-kul. 
2. VTTT 1909, ^ 1231, legit Z. Minkwitz; 2) per de- 
