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 piloso, ligula brevissima v. elongata 3-dentata v. in&aelig;qualiter 2-3-fida v. tripartita, segmentis linearibus obtusis. Stylus teres, gracilis, exsertus, ramis s&aelig;pe in&aelig;qualibus linearibus elongatis compressis marginibus incrassatis glaberrimis. Pappus rigidus, pallide stramineus, (siccitate fuscus,) 2-3-serialis, multisetus, setis sub&aelig;quilongis subpaleaceis scabris. Ach&aelig;nium obconico-cylindraceum, compressum, totum setosum, setis erectis appressis, breviter stipitatum, stipite tenui gracili alveolo immerso. numerosi. Corolla infundibuliformis, tubo terete piloso, limbo 4-5-fido, segmentis elongato-ovatis obtusis revolutis marginibus incrassatis. Anther&aelig; 5, coh&aelig;rentes, inclus&aelig;, basi obtuse et brevissime appendiculat&aelig;. Pollen echinulatum. Stylus cylindraceus, ramis exsertis linearibus divergentibus, marginibus incrassatis, apicibus latiusculis conicis acutis extus (dorso convexo) marginibusque papillosis. Pappus ut in fl. radii. Ach&aelig;nium obconico-elongatum, subtetragonum, setosum et stipitatum ut in fl. radii.—Herb&aelig; elat&aelig;, pulcherrime argenteo-serice&aelig;, fere ut in Argyroxyphio, hic illic lanat&aelig;. Folia alterna, basi subvaginantia; radicalia maxima. Flores racemosi, purpurei. Pappus rigidus, copiosus, floribus disci longior.— Nomen; &pi;&lambda;&epsilon;&nu;&rho;&sigma;&nu;, costa, andet [sic] &phi;&nu;&lamda;&lambda;&sigma;&nu;, folium.

&sect; 1. ; radii corollis elongatis minute tridentatis. (Pleurophyllum verum.)  1. speciosum, Hook. fil.; foliis villoso-lanatis, caule superne pr&aelig;cipue pedunculisque dense albo-tomentosis, capitulis radiatis radiis elongatis, receptaculo convexiusculo marginibus alveolarum crassis carnosis. (. XXII. & XXIII.)

. Lord Auckland's group and Campbell's Island; chiefly found upon wet banks and in marshes near the sea, but also ascending to the tops of the mountains in a stunted form.

Radix fusiformis, crassa, carnosa. Caulis elongatus, 2-3-pedalis, erectus, simplex, teres, v. obscure angulatus inferne crassus, carnosus, solidus, dense albo-tomentosus, tomento e pilis simplicibus inarticulatis inferne demum deciduo. Folia omnia coriacea et subcarnosa, multinervia, nervis parallelis, integerrimis, villosis, subsericeis, et pilis fuscis brevibus rigidis moniliformibus subscabrida: radicalia approximata, ovalia, apice obtusa, patentia, subpedalia, 6-8 uncias lata, fusco-viridia, basi villosissima, margine obtusa subrevoluta, subtus pallidiora; superiora seu caulina gradatim minora; suprema lanceolata obtusa. Racemus terminalis, elongatus, foliosus; folia (seu bracte&aelig;) inferiora flores superantia. Pedunculi crassi, densissime albo-lanati, inferiores interdum compositi 3-4 flores; superiores simplices, patentes, sub-unciam longi. Capitula majuscula, sub 2 unc. lata, speciosa, pulcherrime purpurea, disco intensiore. Involucrum plano hemisph&aelig;ricum, bi-triseriale; squamis lanceolatis obtusis imbricatis, exterioribus albo-lanatis, interioribus pilosis, 4-6 lin. longis discum sub&aelig;quantibus. Receptaculum paululum convexum, epaleaceum, alveolatum, alveolarum marginibus (seu parietibus) crassiusculis undulatis. elongati, uniseriales, ligulati, circiter 15; ligula lineari, &frac12; unc. longa, patente, obscure 3-dentata; tubo brevissimo patentim piloso, pilis mollibus laxis pellucidis articulatis. Stylus cylindraceus bifidus, ramis lineari-oblongis obtusis purpureis planiusculis marginibus incrassatis. Ach&aelig;nium sub 2 lin. longum. circiter 60, intensius purpurei, tubulosi, infundibuliformes; tubo piloso, pilis ut in fl. rad., 5-fido et segmentis recurvis apicibus extus glabris. Anther&aelig; flav&aelig;. Stylus ramis exsertis.

An extremely handsome and showy species with copious large purple flowers, stems 2-3 feet high, and ample radical leaves, resembling those of Plantago major, L., but very much larger, strongly ribbed with prominent stout parallel nerves.

Plates XXII. & XXIII. Fig. 1, receptacle; fig. 2, set&aelig; of the pappus; fig. 3, a flower of the ray; fig. 4, tube and style of do., showing the hairs on the tube of the former; fig. 5, front view, and fig. 6, lateral view of the ach&aelig;nium of a flower of the ray; fig. 7, a flower of the disc; fig. 8, corolla from the same; fig. 9, a stamen from do.; fig. 10, styles from the same:—all magnified.