THE FLORA OP LIVERPOOL, 



Ort>. XLI. Dipsacace^.. Juss. 

 The Teasel Family. 



1. DIPSACUS. Linn. Teasel. Tetrand. Monogyn. L. 

 1. D. sYLVESTRis. L. (Wild T.) July. n. 



Abundant on the banks of the Mersey, between the Dingle 

 and Garston. Also about Bidston, Upton, Morton, and 

 other places in Wirral. Southport,— H. Aughton. 



2. SCABIOSA. Linn. Scabious. Tetrand. Monogyn. L. 

 1. 8. succiSA. L. (Devirs-bit S.) July — October. 2^ 



Damp pastures and meadows, common. 



" The larm of Melitaa Artemis (the Greasy Fritillary), Fidonia atomaria (the 

 Heath Moth), Se$ia fuciformit (the Broad-bordered Bee-Hawk Moth), and Euthe- 

 tnonia rtutula (the Clouded Buff Moth), feed on this species." 



3. KNAUTIA. Linn. Knautia. Tetrand. Monogyn. L. 



1. K. ARVENSis. Coult, (Scabiosa. L.) (Field K.) June — 

 August. 11 



Crosby, — J.S. in Herb. Wirral, — H. C. Watson, in Hall's 

 Flora. Frequent in fields to the north of Childwall 

 Church, — ^W.H. Frequent in com fields near Neston, — 

 J. Sk. Com fields near Aigburth ; Southport, &c. 



Ord. XLIL CoMPOSiTiE. Juss. 

 The Composite Family. 



Tribe 1. CICHORACE^. Juss. CAicory or Lettuce IHbe. 



" Florets all ligulate and perfect. Style not swollen 



beneath its branches." (Gen. 1 — 12.) 



Syngenesia jEqualis. ]jinn. 



1. TRAGOPOGON. Linn. Goafs Beard. 

 1. T. PRATENsis. L. (Yellow G.) June, July. ^ 



Common on tlie sand hills along the coast, from Hoylake 

 to Southport. Also in meadows and pastures inland, as 

 on the sandy parts of GiU moss, (W.H.), clay banks of 

 the Mersey at Aigburth, (W.S.), pastures near Hale, <tc. 



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