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MULGEDIUM macrorhizon, 
Large-Rooted Mulgede. 
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA. 
Nat. ord. Asteracra, or Compositm. (Composites, Vegetable 
Kingdom, p. 702. ined.) 
MULGEDIUM, Cassini.— Capitulum multiflorum; Involucrum caly- 
eulato-imbricatum squamis nempe exterioribus multo brevioribus subimbri- 
catis. Receptaculum nudum foveolatum. Achenia glabra compressa ssepe 
utrinque nervata superne attenuata in rostrum cum acheenio natura conforme 
breve crassiusculum apice in discum cupuliforme ciliatum expansum. Pappus 
uni- aut pauciserialis, setis rigidis scabris sordidis aut albis.—---Herb Europe 
Bor.- Americane, rarius Nepalenses erecte. Folia pinnatilobata aut indivisa 
dentata. Capitula racemosa aut paniculata. Corolle eyanice nempe ecerulee 
aut rarius ex albo cerulescentes aut purpureo-cerulee.—DeCand. Prodr. 247. 
$ 2. AGALMa, DC. 
M. macrorhizum ; glabrum, radice crassá perenni, caulibus prostratis, foliis 
amplexicaulibus pinnatis pinnatifidis sinuatis integrisve laciniis rotun- 
datis dentatis, capitulis pedicellatis subcorymbosis, involucello involucro 
duplo breviore. a 
M. macrorhizum, Royle's Illustrations, t. 61. fig. 1. DeCand. Prodr. vii. 
231. 
This, although its flowers are but those of Succory, is 
nevertheless a charming perennial, with numerous trailing 
stems two feet long, and scarcely rising more than a few 
inches high. For decorating rock-work, it is unsurpassed 
among autumnal perennials. 
It grows willingly in a soil composed of sand, peat, and 
loam, and is hardy enough to stand the winter in the open 
border; but its large fleshy roots render it impatient of 
moisture, and it is frequently destroyed in winter by damp. 
It should not only be planted in a very dry situation, but 
protected either by a hand-glass or dry leaves. 
It is easily increased by seeds sown in pots and placed in 
a cold frame. 
