acuminatus. 
pallidus. 
pulchellus: 
pusillum. 
venosum. 
SYNGENESIA JXEQUALIS, Sonchus. 
On road sides, in shady woods: Virginia and Carolina. 
d. July—Sept. v. v. Flowers very small, blue. 
' . This plant bas been used for curing the bite of the 
rattlesnake, in the same manner *as Prenanthes Ser- 
pentaria, and is known by the name of Gall of the 
Earth. 
7. S. pedunculis subsquamosis, floribus paniculatis, foliis 
radicalibus subruncinatis, caulinis ovatis acuminatis 
petiolatis medio denticulatis. —Willd. ‘sp. pl. 3. 
. 1521. 
tetas villosa. Jacq. hort. schoenb. 3. t. 367? — 
In low shady places: Pensylvania to Virginia. g. Aug. 
Sept. v.v. Flowers small, blue, 
8. S. racemo composito terminali, foliis lanceolato-ensi- 
formibus amplexicaulibus dentatis. Willd. sp. pl. 3. 
p. 1521. , * 
Lactuca canadensis. Sp. pl. 1119. . 
Icon, Rob. ic. 148 & 151. CITANT 
On road sides and in woods: Canada to New England. 
Y. July—Sept. v.v. Flowers small, yellow. 
. S. pedunculis squamosis, floribus corymboso-racemosis, 
: foliis diio ri idi edi ice ovato-oblongis 
acutis integerrimis glabris. 
On the banks of the Missouri, XY. Sept. v. s. Flowers 
large, beautiful blue. : 
601. HIERACIUM. Gén. pl. 1238. 
1. H. pusillum, villosissimum; caule simplici erecto uni- 
floro remote subbifoliato, foliis lanceolatis attenuatis 
. acutis integerrimis, caulinis linearibus, calyce villosis- 
simo.— Willd. sp. pl. 3. 1561. Gu. 
In Labrador. Colmaster. Y. July. v. s.in Herb. ^ 
Dickson. A very small plant; flowers, as in all the © 
following species, yellow, the size of a common daisy. 
It strongly resembles H. alpinum, and is probably only 
a diminutive variety thereof, ^— ` 
2. H. scapo nudo corymboso-paniculato glabro, pedicellis 
filiformibus, foliis boli Mies tpi Los pi^ 
losis, subtus nudis margine ciliatis gl -denticu- 
latis, venis coloratis, calycibus glabris— Willd. sp.’ 
pl. 3. p. 1570. vex Lu ur de RE 
In shady fertile woods: Canada to Carolina. 24. June 
—Aug. v.v, Flowers middle size, of a beautiful 
