24^ SYNGEN. POLYGAM. /EGLUAL. 



Panicles oi flowers erect, leafy. Floral leaves undivided. Florets 

 dingy yellow, those of the ray very short. V^ery aromatic and bit- 

 ter ; it has been much employed in medicine, but should be used 

 with caution. 



4. A. vulgaris (Miigwort), leaves pinnatifid their segments cut 

 downy beneath, flowers somewhat racemed ovate, receptacle 

 naked. Light/, p. 468. E. B. t. 978. 



Hab. Under hedges and in waste places, common. Fl. Aug. 7/ . 



Stem 3 — 4 feet high, furrowed. Segments of the leaves acute, and 

 sharply cut. Involucres dovvny. Florets few, purplish. It seems 

 to possess, though in a slight degree, the properties of the last 

 species. 



23. GNAPHALIUM. 



* Flowers cUcecious. 



1. Gn. dioicwn {Mountain Cz/t/^feec/), shoots procumbent, stems 

 simple, corynil)s crowded, radical leaves spathulate, flowers 

 dioecious, inner scales of the involucre elongated obtuse co- 

 loured. LiglUf. p. 470. t. 20. E. B. t. 267. 



Hab. Mountainous and alpine heathy ground, abundant. Hills about 

 Arthur's Seat, Light/. Cathkin and Balvie, Glasg., Hopk. Fl. 

 June, July. "2/ . 



Stems 3 — 4 inches high. Leaves greenish above, white and hoary be- 

 neath. Inner scales of the involucre often rose coloured, especially 

 in the fertile flowers. 



** Flowers perfect. 



2. Gn. sylvaticum {Highland Cudweed), stem simple nearly erect 

 downv, flowers axillary forming a distant leafy spike, leaves 

 linear lanceolate dovvny. 



«. leaves woollv on l)oth sides. G. sylv., Lighlf. p. 47 1 . E. B. 

 t.9\3. 



/3. leaves nearly glabrous above, spike longer more interrupted. 

 G. rectum, E. B. t. 124. 



Hab. Dry pastures in the Highlands, frequent; as also in woods and 

 thickets. Light/. (3. Possil marsh, Glasg., in diy spots, Hopk. and 

 D. Don. Augus-shire, not rare, G.Don. Fl. Aug. ' %. 



1 can perceive no specific dift'erence between the 2 vars. here mention- 

 ed. They are both nearly erect, a span or more high, leafy. In the 

 axils of the long upper leaves are placed 2 — 3 ovate sessile ^oi^jer*, 

 forming together a more or less interrupted spike. Scales of the 

 involucre oblong, shining with a broad, brown border. 



2, Gn. stipinum {dwarf Cudweed), stem decumbent branching 

 only from the base, flowering stems erect, flowers solitary or 

 racemed, leaves linear downv on both sides. LightJ.p. 470 

 {G.alpimnn). E. 5. Ml 93. 



Hab. Near the summits of the Highland mountains, plentiful ; as 

 upon the top of Ben Lomond. Fl. July, Aug. 7/ . 



Whole plant rarely exceeding 2 — 3 inches in height, clotked all over 



