102 



CICHORACE^. 



[part I. 



attached to it, at e. A detached floret is shown 

 aty. The DandeUon {Leontodon Taraxacum) 



Fig. 43.— SottTHisTLE. (Sonckus oleraceus.) 



differs from the Sowthistle : in its florets, which 

 are flatter and looser ; in its receptacle, which 

 is globular ; and above all, in its pappus, which 

 is what is called stipitate or stalked, that is, the 

 tubular part of its calyx rises to a considerable 

 height above the capsule, before it becomes 

 divided into its feathery segments, as shown in 

 fiq» 44. The leaves of this plant are „,,. , 

 what is called runcinate, that is, the ^pw^. 

 lobes into which they are cut point ^! 

 downwards towards the root instead of 

 upwards from it, and the root is also 

 fleshy. The Lettuce, Salsafy or Goat's- 

 beard. Ox- tongue. Hawk weed, CatV ^ 

 ear. Nipplewort or Swine's Succory, and seedofthe 



1 n 1 1 11 Dandelion. 



many other well-known plants, belong 

 to this tribe. 



