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Acaena adscendens, Vahl. Plant usually glabrous bronzy, the sts. stout and prostrate, the leafy branches ascending at the tips: lvs. 2-4 in. long: lfts. 4-6 pairs, ovate or obovate, deeply toothed: fls. in stalked heads; calyx- tube longer than broad, the spines 4 and stout. New Zeal., S. Amer.—Apparently the plant in the trade under the name of A. adsurgens.

Acaena adscendens, Vahl. Plant usually glabrous bronzy, the sts. stout and prostrate, the leafy branches ascending at the tips: lvs. 2-4 in. long: lfts. 4-6 pairs, ovate or obovate, deeply toothed: fls. in stalked heads; calyx- tube longer than broad, the spines 4 and stout. New Zeal., S. Amer.—Apparently the plant in the trade under the name of A. adsurgens.

A. argentea, Ruiz & Pay. Lvs. silvery. Chilean Andes.—A. myriophylla, Lindl. Fern-like: lfts. deeply cut: fls. green, Chile. —A. nouae-zealandiae, Kirk. Prostrate, silky: lfts. oblong, coarsely serrate: heads globose, stalked: bristles reddish purple: achene narrowed both ways. New Zeal.—A. ovina, A. Cunn. Said to be much like A. ovalifolia, but larger and less graceful: fls. purple, in long spikes. Austral.—A. Sanguisorbae, Vahl. Prostrate, silky: lfts. broad, toothed or serrate: heads globose, stalked; bristles long and barked, at each angle of calyx: achene broadest near base and narrowing upward; one of the troublesome sheep-burs. New Zeal.—A. Sarmentosa, Carmich.-A. Sanguisorbae. L H B

A. argentea, Ruiz & Pay. Lvs. silvery. Chilean Andes.—A. myriophylla, Lindl. Fern-like: lfts. deeply cut: fls. green, Chile. —A. nouae-zealandiae, Kirk. Prostrate, silky: lfts. oblong, coarsely serrate: heads globose, stalked: bristles reddish purple: achene narrowed both ways. New Zeal.—A. ovina, A. Cunn. Said to be much like A. ovalifolia, but larger and less graceful: fls. purple, in long spikes. Austral.—A. Sanguisorbae, Vahl. Prostrate, silky: lfts. broad, toothed or serrate: heads globose, stalked; bristles long and barked, at each angle of calyx: achene broadest near base and narrowing upward; one of the troublesome sheep-burs. New Zeal.—A. Sarmentosa, Carmich.:A. Sanguisorbae. L H B

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