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flore striate, leaves remote sessile cuneate 

 acute entire pilose ciliate, flower nodding — In 

 the glades of West Kentucky, annual, flowers 

 vernal white same size as B. integrifolia, 

 which grows by millions in those glades, where 

 I found them all in 1823. These plants really 

 belong to the G. Bellis and not EcUpta as 

 deemed by Sprengel, nor Brachyeome of Cas- 

 sini, genus based on Bellis aculeata and cilia- 

 ris of Australia, to which Lessing has wrongly 

 united B. integrifolia. In order to contrast 

 my species I must add this and also the Texan 

 species. 



239. Bellis integrifolia Mx. and Amer. 

 Authors. Eclipta do Spr. Brachyeome xan- 

 thocomoides Lessing — smoothish,stem branch- 

 ed multiflore erect, branches 1 or 2 flore, low- 

 er leaves petiolate spatulate obtuse, upper ses- 

 sile cuneate acute not ciliate, flowers erect 

 rays oblong — All over the Western States, 

 Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, 

 Tennessee <f*c in glades, vernal white flowers, 

 stem 6 to 15 inches high erect, 3 to 12 flowers, 

 not seen by Pursh, nor Nuttal till he went to 

 Arkanzas, a proof that a very common plant 

 may escape notice if you do not visit the loca- 

 lities in due season. Several varieties 1 pum- 

 ila 3 inches high, 3 flowers only, 2 elata, ses- 

 quipedal, multiflore, 3 cartiea flowers of a 

 blushing color, ^c, all annuals. 



240. Bellis ciliata Raf B. integrif. Hook- 

 er hot. mag. 3455. Pubescent, stem erect mul- 

 flore, lower leaves petiolate spatulate obtuse 

 base ciliate, upper sessile oblong acute ciliate, 

 peduncles naked erect, rays cuneate — annual, 

 found by Drummond in Texas, and probably 

 extending to Louisiana and Arkanzas, blended 



