SYNGENESIA. SUPERFLUA. Tussilago. 
long as the florets. Mr. Woopw. Stem undivided, near 2 feet 
high, hairy. Leaves spear-s » alternate, pony: hairy. 
Brvitescalks from 1 to 3 inches, supporting from 1 to 3 flowers. 
eabane. Very dry meadows and Sasthires in a calca- 
reous seal “IN Narford, Norfolk. Mr. Woopwarp. St. Vincent’s 
Rocks, Bristol. Lime rocks, Dudley. Lilleshall eh Shrop- 
shire. } B. July, Sept. 
TUSSILA’GO. Recept. naked: down hair-like: 
calyx scales equal, as tall.as the surface of 
the florets, somewhat membranaceous, 
T. Stalk with 1 flower; tiled: leaves somewhat heart- 
shaped, angular, finely toothed. 
Curt.—E. bot. 429-Kuniph. 6—Wale.—Ludw. 50-Blackw. 
_204-Fi. dan. 595—Woodv. 13—H. ox. vii. 12. row 1. 1. 
I: 1—Dod. 596. 1 and 2—Lob. obs. 320. 1, and 2, and ic. 
i. 589. 1, and 2-—Ger. em. 811-Ger. 666-—Park. 1220- 
Pet. 17.8, and 7-Fuchs. 14C-F. B. iti. 6, 563. 3-Trag- 
418—Marth. 844—Lonic. i 226. 2. 
Root creeping. Leaves appearing as the flowers are going of, 
with rater 
ish veins, white and cottony undetneath, the cotton easily rub- 
bing off, ae =stalks long, reddish piey Stalks numerous, 
ers, 3 
‘ah a ‘ n mixed wit wn, Flowers while in blossom _ 
upright, adel Air atisg seule down, but when the dowx of 
the seeds expand age upright again. Ca/. scales strap- 
shaped, reddish brown. Boss. yellow. Florets of the circumfer- 
ence very narrow, in 2 or 3 rows, as long as the calyx, expand- 
ing, Pah 4! the centre tabula, swelling upwards; clefts 5, 
, bent back. Summit before the anthers have dis- 
charged t ir pollen covered by thas club-shaped and simple, 
but afterwards lengthened beyond them. Doawa sitting, longer 
than the calyx. Mr Wces 
Common Colt’s-foot. Pastures and moistish places, in moist, 
stiff, clayey soil, and on limestone rubbish. P. March, April.* 
* It is the first plant that seers in marl or limestone rubble. The 
downy substance on the under surface of the leaves, wr apped in a fag, 
former} pach's us ighs and ts; and perhaps 
Rot without reason, oe, r Dr ~ Cunten found them to do considerable 
vice in scrophulous cases; he gave a decoction of the dried leaves, and 
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