found to be all truly cauline, although situated low; these 

 have sometimes a purplish hue beneath, owing to the pu- 

 bescence having there assumed that colour, but are more 

 commonly all green. The part of the world to which the 

 species naturally belongs, seems not to be precisely deter- 

 mined. We have heard it called Siberian by some, Chinese 

 by others. Introduced by Mr. George Slater in 1789. It 

 is a hardy greenhouse-plant, requiring no particular treat- 

 ment; and is propagated by off-sets from the root, which 

 are however produced but sparingly. 



The drawing was made at the nursery of Messrs. Col vi lie, 

 in the King's Road, Chelsea. 



a The calyx, b A floret of the disk, with germen and pappus, c The 

 same of the ray. d A vertical section of the calyx, to show the enclosed 

 receptacle. 



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