A handsome hardy perennial, found in the north-west 

 of North America by Mr. David Douglas, and by him sent, 

 in 1827, to the Horticultural Society, in whose Garden at 

 C his wick our drawing was made in July last. It flowers 

 from June to October, and is propagated by seeds or 

 division of the roots. 



It is, no doubt, the G. aristata of Pursh, which 

 Mr. Nuttall considers a mere variety of G. bicolor. It 

 appears to us, however, to be sufficiently distinct as a 

 species, especially as it does not lose its wild features 

 when cultivated. It is altogether a larger plant, more 

 hardy, and the rays are whole-coloured; not to speak of 

 other important differences. 



A nearly evergreen perennial, with fibrous roots. Leaves 

 of the root spatulate, tapering down into a long petiole, 

 somewhat toothed, covered on both sides with numerous 

 soft hairs, which are divided internally by several parti- 

 tions ; of the stem sessile, oblong, very entire, acute, very 

 slightly amplexicaul at the base. The radical leaves are 

 occasionally pinnatifid. Stems erect, taper, striated, with 

 close-pressed hairs. Heads solitary, on very long stalks, 

 erect. Involucrum imbricated, many leaved; the scales 

 foliaceous, squarrose, finally reflexed, ciliated, the in- 

 nermost much the narrowest. Florets of the ray 15, 

 large, cuneate, 3-toothed, yellowish orange, neuter ; of the 

 disk purple, tubular, campanulate, with a short, green, 

 taper, solid base; the lobes 5, acuminate, bearded; the 

 florets are persistent almost until the ripening of the fruit, 

 and change to a greenish colour; those of the centre are 

 male, those towards the circumference female or her- 



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maphrodite. Ovarium turbinate, villous; pappus palea- 

 ceous, aristate. Anthers with a little appendage at the 

 apex, and acute lobes at the base. ^Sfj/Ze filiform, smooth. 

 Stigmata purple, subulate, bearded, ftirrowed along the 

 middle, writh a smooth stalk. Fruit turbinate, taper, trun- 



the base, smooth at the apex. Receptacle 



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