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6. S. tenuifolius, 8. 574. (Hoary R.) Rays spreading-, oblong-. Leaves 



pinnatifid, somewhat re volute; paler and shaggy beneath. Stem 

 erect, loosely cottony. 

 Woods and hedges, on a chalky soil. If . 7, 8. Stem erect, 2 — 3/ Fl. 

 bright yell. 



7. S. Jacobcea, 16. 1130. (Common R.) Rays spreading-, oblong, 



toothed. Leaves doubly pinnatifid, somewhat lyrate, with spread- 

 ing, toothed, smooth segments. Stem erect. Seeds of the disk silky. 

 Mead. & past. If . 7, 8. Beep gr. bushy, 2— 3 f. Fl. yell. Seeds hairy. 



8. S. aquations, 16. 1131. (Marsh R.) Rays spreading, elliptic-ob- 



long. Leaves lyrate, serrated ; the lowermost obovate and un- 

 divided. Seeds all smooth. 

 Marshes and watery pi. If. 7, 8. Generally smooth. Fl.few, large, 

 bright yell. 



y * Fl. radiant. Leaves undivided, 



9. S. paludosus, 10. 650. (Great Fen R.) Rays spreading, toothed. 



Flowers corymbose. Leaves lanceolate, tapering, sharply ser- 

 rated, somewhat cottony beneath. Stem perfectly straight, hollow. 

 Fens, rare. If. 6, 7. 3—6/. loosely downy. Fl. large, golden. Seeds 

 hairy. 



10. S. saracenicus, 31. 2211. (Broad-leaved R.) Rays spreading, 



nearly entire. Flowers corymbose. Leaves lanceolate, serrated, 

 minutely downy. Stem solid. 

 Moist past. rare. If. 7, 8. 3—5/ smooth. Fly ell. Seeds mostly 

 smooth. 



399. ASTER. Star-wort. 



1. A. Tripolium, 2. 87. (Sea S., Michaelmas Daisy.) Herbaceous, 

 corymbose. Leaves lanceolate, entire, fleshy, smooth, obscurely 

 three-ribbed. Calyx-scales obtuse, somewhat membranous. 

 Salt marsh. If. 8, 9. 2—3/ Flor. of the disk yell.; ofthemarg. blue. 



400. SOLIDAGO. Golden-rod. 



1. S. Virgdurea, 5. 301. (Common G.) Stem slightly zigzag, angu- 

 lar. Clusters downy, panicled, crowded, erect. Leaves partly 

 serrated. 

 Groves & heaths. If . 7—9. Stem 1—3/ Fl. yell, with 5— 10 rays. 



401. INULA. Elecampane, and Flea-bane. 



1. I. Helenium, 22. 1546. (Elecampane.) Leaves ovate, rugged, 



clasping the stem ; downy beneath. Calyx -scales ovate, leafy. 

 Moist mead. rare. If . 7, 8. 3/. Fl. very large, golden. Seeds smooth. 



2. I. dysenterica, 16. 1115. (Common Flea-bane.) Leaves oblong, 

 downy, clasping the stem with their heart-shaped bases. Stem 

 woollv, panicled. Calyx-scales bristle-shaped, hairy. — Pulicaria 

 dys., Br. Fl. 



Watery pi. 7f . 8. 1 / Fl. golden. Seeds bristly. 



3. I. pulicaria, 17. 1 196. (Small F.) Leaves clasping the stem, wavy. 



