seems as if it might justly be removed from its present
station to form the type of a new order.
1105. Moonia Arnottiana (R. W.) shrubby,
erect, ramous: leaves opposite, unequally pinnatifid, the
terminal lobe larger, deeply 3 cleft: pinnae lanceolate,
acuminate, coarsely inciso-serrated, glabrous : flowers
of the ray numerous: achaenia entire at the apex.—
R . W. M.S.S.
Neilgherries and Pulney mountains in clumps of
jungle—on the former common near the Avalanche
Bungalow and in almost every clump of jungle from
thence to near Sisparah.
M. heterophylla (Arnott) suffruticose? leaves opposite,
petioled, entire or biternately divided, with mucro-
nate serratures : flowers of the ray about 5 : achaenia
marginate bicornute at the apex. Ceylon.—Am. pugil.
D. C. prod. 7—289.
1106. Wedelia urticefolia (D. C.) herbaceous
subscandent: leaves petioled ovate lanceolate coarsely
and unequally serrated ; strigosely hispid on both sides;
acuminate often incurved at the apex: peduncles solitary
1 cephalous : scales of the involucrum 10 in two series,
acuminate, rough on the back: paliae of the receptacle
much acuminated : achaenia surmounted by a short denticulate
calyeulus.—D. C. 1. c. 5. 539.
Wightii peduncles about the length of the leaves:
leaves shortly acuminate at the base : sparingly strigose.
—D. C.
My specimens of this plant are from the Neilgherries,
Pulneys and Shevagherry mountains—showing its Alpine
tendencies.
1107. Wedelia calendulacea (Lessing) leaves
oblong—lanceolate, attenuated towards the base, strigosely
pilose on both sides, with a few serratures at the
apex: peduncles 1 cephalous, axillary, solitary, three
times longer than the leaves: exterior scales of the involucrum
oblong, subacute, longer than the disk: calyeulus
of the achaenium substipetate, denticulate.—D. C. 1. c.
5. 539. ... ,
A widely diffused plant—varies in the leaves being
obtuse or acuminate entire or more or less serrated or
cut or even, but rarely, almost 3 lobed.—D. C.
1108. Wollastonia biflora (D. C.) leaves petioled
ovate, at the base shortly at the apex long acuminate,
acutely serrated ; above scabrous from scattered
hairs, nearly glabrous beneaXh : peduncles one to three,
1-cephalous ; one terminal and 1-2 from the superior
axils: scales of the involucrum two series, oblong lanceolate
: achaenium bald or with a single arista.-^
D. C. 1. c. 5. 546.
1109. Spilanthes calva (D. C.) stem ascending,
repent at the base hirsutulous at the apex: leaves petioled,
ovate obtuse, serrated or crenate, nearly smooth, ciliated
at the base ; peduncles thrice the length of the
leaves : capitula ovate discoid : achaenia glabrous bald.
—jD. C. 1. c. 5. 625.
A widely distributed plant very common on the Neilgherries.
This plant is scarcely distinguishable from S. oleracia
except by the achaenia which in this is glabrous in that
ciliate on the margin. The analysis under B in the
accompanying plate are those of S. oleracia taken from
plants collected in Coimbatore, where, in cocoanut plantations,
it is not unfrequent, showing that it is truly a
native of India which D. C. questions!
P. S.—Through some blunder on the part of the
transferrer, the dissections of S. calva have been altogether
suppressed. Those on the plate all belong to
S. oleracia.
1110. Glossocardia Boswallea (D . C.) a herbaceous
diffuse many stemmed annual, with alternate
pinnatifid leaves, linear at the base, and solitary capitula
on short naked peduncles : flowers yellow.—
D. C. 5. 631.
The specimen figured is an unusually luxuriant one
and does not give a very good idea of the plant, as usually
met with, growing in arid sterile pastures where it
lies flat on the ground, spreading all round the root.
I believe however that it is simply a luxuriant variety
of the same species grown in more fertile cultivated soil.
I have not met with it in the immediate vicinity of
Coimbatore but it abounds at Ootaculmund, a village
a few miles distant.
1111. Artimesia glabrata (Wall.) suffruticose,
erect, the ramuli and younger leaves beneath subvillous,
radical leaves, and the lower cauline ones stipellately
cleft, lanceolato—cuniate, acutely trifid at the apex :
racemes slender subsecund forming a panicle : capital»
cernuous pedicelled smallish globose: scales of the involucrum
ovate, margined, the interior ones with a
membranaceous margin.—D. C. l.c. 6. 100.
Very frequent on the Neilgherries flowering after the
rains. Inferior leaves obovate cuniate deeply and coarsely
toothed : the middle ones usually 3-5 parted, the middle
lobe larger more or less deeply 3 cleft, the outside
ones subulate ; the upper floral leaves simple, lanceolate
acute: anthers of the male flowers free.
1112. Artimesia I ndica (Willd.) suffruticose erect:
leaves greyish tomentose beneath ; the lower ones pinnatifid,
the middle trifid, the upper ones undivided and like
the lanceolate lobes of the lower ones dentate or incised :
capitula ovate racemosely panicled : panicle leafy
spreading ; racemulae before blooming pendulous : the
young involucrum subtomentose, afterwards glabrous,
the exterior scales foliaceous acute, interior membranaceous
obtuse : corolla naked.—D. C. 1. c. 6.114.
This is a common enough plant but, so far as I recollect,
generally seen only about the habitations of men in
gardens &c. apparently never under cultivation, but as
if only allowed to remain by sufferance, not being considered
a weed. The only figure I can find is in Rump.
Herb amb. 5. 91 & 2.
1113. Helichrysum buddleioides (D. C.) stem
suffruticose erect ramous woolly towards the apex:
leaves sessile ovate lanceolate acuminate entire, 7—9
nerved, glabrous above whitish tomentose beneath :
corymbs compound polycephalous at the apices of the
stems and branches : capitulae ovate, densely crowded :
scales of the involucrum oval obtuse, about equal, a
little longer than the disk.-— D. C. 1. c. 6. 201,
A rather common plant on the Neilgherries forming
dense clumps or bushes from 4 to 6 feet high. The
white stems and undersurfaces of the leaves contrasting
with green upper ones and large clusters of yellow
flowers, render this a conspicuous plant. The leaves are
from 3 to 4 inches long, 8-10 lines broad: receptacle
alveolate shortly fimbrillate: flower of the outer series
female or sterile, the rest hermaphradite: style and
stamens included: pappus 1 series pilose scabrous:
achaenia glabrous.