432 POLYGAMiA suPERFLUA. EHgeron. 



hermaphrodite floret in the centre, and many most slender 

 females in the ray. 



A native of the Mauritius, where it blossoms in September. 



15. C. lanceolaria. R. 



Perennial, erect, from four to six feet hij^^h. Leaves lan- 

 reohir, serrate, smooth ; petioles sub-pinnatifid-winged, but 

 not decurrent. Flowers panicled, sub-ovate. 



Furmol, the vernacular name in Silhet, where it is indige- 

 nous and an article of the Materia Medica of that district. 

 It flowers during- the months of February and March, and the 

 seed ripens in about two months. 



ERJGERON. Schreb. gen. N. 1287- 

 Receptacle naked. Pappus hairy. Florets of the ray fe- 

 male, ligulate, and very narrow. 



E. aster aides. Roxb, 



Aimual, hairy, and glutinous. Branches longer than the 

 stem. Leaves oblong, gashed, downy. Flowers a few, ter- 

 minal, peduncled ; florets of the ray numerous, long and 

 slender. 



An annual, a native of dry cultivated lands. It flowers dur- 

 ing the cold season. 



Stem erect, from six to twelve inches high, ramous near 

 the groundj round, hairy. Branches ascending, longer than 

 the stem. Leaves alternate ; the hij'erior ones short-petioled, 

 oval or obovate, grossly-toothed; the superior ones sessile, ob- 

 long, sub-lyred ; all are covered with soft down, and are some- 

 what glutinous. Floioers a few, terminal, peduncled, large, 

 flat. Hermaphrodite florets o^ i\\e {WaXiycWow \ the J'emale 

 ones ligulate ; those of the border blue, generally entire, and 

 only emarginate. 



