this associates better with it than the former, and I even
think it might without impropriety be referred there, by
which the necessity for a new genus would be avoided.
1094. Sphranthus hirtus (Willd) leaves obo-
vate serrated, roughish on both sides, prolonged into
serrated wings : glomoruli ovate globose, peduncles
three times as long as the glomoruli usually furnished
with serrately cleft wings.—D. C. 1. c. 5. 369.
This is a widely distributed plant, generally found in
rice fields, flowering during the cool season.
In this species there are 2 or 3 central hermaph
flowers, surrounded by about 10 or 12.female ones. The
glomorulus is usually purple of an oval shape, and
shortly hairy all over.
1095. D ichrocephala chrysanthemifolia (D.C.)
erect ramous, the whole plant rough from close set short
hairyness : inferior leaves lyrately pinnatifid : the superior
ones oblong, cordately semiamplexicaul, coarsely
serrated; the upper ones entire: peduncles much longer
than the capitula.—D. C. 1. c. 5. 372.
Frequent on the Neilgherries about road sides and in
neglected places, apparently in flower most part of the
year.
1096. D ichrocephala latifolia (D. C.) stem
erect, sparingly pilose, leaves,obovate attenuated into
the petiole, coarsely toothed, often inciso-pinnatifid at
the base ; flowering branches ramous nearly naked ;
pedicels rigid divaricated longer than the globose
capitula.—D C. 1. c. 5. 372.
Neilgherries very common. The capitula of this are
scarcely half the size of the preceding, but the leaves are
much larger. This in suitable situations is a lax, luxuriant
growing plant, the other is always an erect rigid
one.
1097. Grangea Madraspatana (Poir) stems procumbent
or diffuse, the extremities villously pubescent.
—-I). C. 1. c. 5. 373.
A common plant near the borders of tanks all over
Southern India.
1098. Cyathocline lyrata (Cassine) inferior leaves
lyrate, upper lobes of the leaves larger, obovate.—D.
C. l. c. 5. 374.
This so far as my own observation extends is a rare
plant. The specimens here represented were gathered
on the banks of a stream in Orange valley, on the Neilgherries,
generally past flower, in August.
1099. Blumea hieracefolia (D. C.) every where
hairy : stem herbaceous erect terete simple : leaves
callously dentate, the inferior ones obovate obtuse, attenuated
into the petiole; the superior ones oval or oblong,
acute, sessile or semiamplexicaul : capitula sessile,
crowded, forming an ovate oblong thyrse : scales of the
involucrum linear, acuminated, smoothish, longer than
the disk.— D. C. 1. c. 5. 442.
Rather frequent on the Neilgherries in moist soil near
springs or on the banks of streams and water courses.
It is either a variable plant in habit, or there are other
species so nearly allied that it seems almost impossible
to distinguish them by written characters. The plant
represented seems to be the true form, further described
by D. C. as follows. “ Herbaceous, about a foot high:
leaves more hairy beneath : involucrum purplish on the
margin: female flowers innumerable, slender: style
exserted undivided; males 5 in the centre: ovaria
pubescent.
1100. Blumea pterodonta (D. C.) stem herbaceous
terete ramous; scarcely puberulous; viscid towards
the extremities : leaves elliptic oblong glabrous, subser-
Tated, decurrent, forming a long deeply and acutely
dentate or cleft wing: branches leafy, subpanicled,
with one or few capitula at the apex; pedicels naked :
exterior scales of the involucrum oblong foliaceous short;
the interior ones scariose linear acute, a little longer
than the flowers.—D. C. I. c. 5. 448.
Neilgherries near Kaitie falls, a widely distributed
plant occurring equally on the plains and mountains
and D. C. saw specimens from Madagascar.
1101. Blumea alata (D. C.) stem herbaceous
erect ramous and, like the leaves, clothed with short
redish pubescence: leaves elliptic oblong, dentate, decurrent,
forming wings along the stem : peduncles axillary
one or few headed, racemosely panicled : capitula
suberect: exterior scales of the involucrum lanceolate,
foliaceous, squarose, pubescent; interior linear scariose
as long as the flowers.—Flowers purple males 10
or 12.—D. C. 1. c.5. 448.
Neilgherries not unfrequent. Of this species there are 2
varieties referred to by D. C. (3 cernua and <y Napalen-
sis the plant represented belongs to the former—“ stems
herbaceous erect ramous, like the leaves clothed with
short redish pubescence : leaves oblong acuminate, denticulate,
decurrent, forming wings along the stem, peduncles
axillary 1 or few headed racemosely panicled
recurved; capitula cernuous: exterior scales of the involucrum
lanceolate foliaceous pubescent, the interior ones
long shining scariose recurved at the points, at length
patent.” This species seems very near B. vemonioides,
are they not varieties of the same species differing in the
degree of clothing, the one “ tota dense vellutino-
hirsuta” the other (V. alata) “ pube brevi subrufa pu-
bescenti-velutenis.”
1102. C ^sulea axillaris (Roxb.) D . C. 1. c.
5. 482.
Mysore in marshy soil, the specimen represented was
gathered in the reservoir of a ruinous hill fort. I have
met with this plant in other places but it is far from
common. This may possibly be a distinct species, as
it differs from Roxburgh’s figure in the form of the stigma,
here it is spathulate included within the tube of the
corolla: there filiform exserted. As however, in all
other points, it agrees with Roxburgh’s figure, I have
referred it to his species under the impression that the
slight difference may be attributable to the artist who
made the drawing.
1103. Siegesbeckia orientales (Linn) leaves
ovate, cuniate at the base, acuminate, coarsely toothed ;
the upper ones oblong lanceolate: exterior scales of the
involucrum twice the length of the interior.—D. C.
1. c. 5. 495.
This is a widely distributed plant in India, it is also
found in China, the Mauritius, Society Islands and in
Chili. It is principally interesting as having been
pamed by Linmeus in derision of the high pretensions
of one of his cotemporaries who contemned his sexual
system.
1104. Xantheum I ndicum. (Roxb.)
The fruit bearing involucrum oval, pubescent between
the prickles, and at the base of the beaks: beaks hooked
at the points.—D. C. 1. c. 5. 523.
A large coarse rank growing plant found among rubbish
and dunghills. The genus, among Composeta, is a
very abnormal one, and has by one Botanist been referred
to Urticacea and by another to Cucurbitacece. I t