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NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
Fruticulus erectus ramosus, 24 cm. altus; rami erecti vel adscen- 
dentes glabri, ad capitula foliosi, 0'2 — 0'3 cm. diam. ; folia erecto- 
* patent! a, apice incurva, opposita sessilia subamplexicaulia lanceolato- 
linearia, sensim attenuata mucronata, dorso carinata glabra, supra 
arete cano-tomentosa, subrigida, 0'4 — 07 cm. longa, vix 0'2 cm. lata ; 
capitula solitaria obconica, involucro 2 cm. longo, apice 1*5 cm. diam., 
squamis 6-seriatis adpressis scariosis brunneis membranaceo-marginatis, 
exterioribus ovatis, 0’2 — 07 cm. longis, intimis linearibus acutis, prae- 
cedentes multo excedentibus 17 cm. longis; paleae acuminatae, 0 - 9cm. 
longae ; flores radii 14, corolla apice 3-denticulata aurea, 2 cm. longa, 
ovario subtriquetro, dense piloso, 0'3 cm. longo ; disci corolla apicem 
versus sensim parum ampliata, infra medium atro-brunnea, superne 
aurea, 07 cm. longa, segmentis acutis, vix 07 cm. longis; antherae 
0'4 cm. longae ; ovarium obscure 3-alatum glabrum, 0 - 25 cm. longum ; 
pappi squamae fere liberae angustae setaceo-acuminatae, 075 cm. 
longae. 
Cape Province : South-Western Region ; Uniondale Road, fl. Oct., 
Florence Paterson, 3060. 
Probably allied to R. centauroides, DC., but differs in having 
opposite leaves, obconic larger heads, and all the involucral scales 
with membranous margins. Plate XXIII D. 
Senecio Muirii, L. Bolus ( Compositae-Senecionideae § Kleinia), foliis oblongo- 
obovatis subintegris vel junioribus utrinque 2 — 3-denticulatis, capi- 
tulis in laxam paniculam longe pedunculatam dispositis, et corollis 
dilute stramineis distinguitur. 
Herba glabra erecta, simplex vel parce ramosa, ad 37 cm. alta; 
caulis laevis, 11 cm. altus, 0'6 cm. diam., internodiis 0’4 cm. longis; 
folia carnosa glauco-viridia laevissima, saepe erecta, alterna, basi in 
petiolum perbrevem attenuata, apice rotundata vel subacuta, apiculata, 
supra + concava, marginibus recurvis, palmate 5-nervata, ad 5 cm. longa, 
2 - 2 cm. lata ; pedunculus teres, inferne nudus, cum panicula 22 cm. 
longus, e medio ramosus, ramis ultimis 2 — 3 cm. longis, apice 2 — 3 
squamis onustis ; capitula homogama oblonga, 1 cm. longa, 0 - 5 cm. 
diam. ; involucri squamae 8, lineares, apice deltoidea, membranaceo- 
marginatae, 07 cm. longae; corolla e medio parum ampliata, dilute 
straminea, 07 cm. longa, segmentis acutis, 075 cm. longis; styli rami 
truncati ; achaenia striata, striis setulosis, 0'4 cm. longa. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Riversdale Div. ; cliffs, 
Gouritz River, J. Muir. 
Distinguished by the oblong-obovate almost entire leaves, or the 
younger ones 2 — 3-denticulate on each side, the capitula disposed in 
a lax long-pedunculate panicle, and the corolla being a pale straw colour. 
