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Coltsfoot {Tiismlago Farfara). — Tliis very couniioii 

 weed is often confused by beginners with Dandelion. 

 A glance at the leaves, however, is sufficient to show 

 the marked difference between the two plants. As an 



p-jv 88. -Coltsfoot (Tiiffst/ar/fi Fa»Jam) 

 1, Disk floret. 2, Ray floret. 3, Fruit 



aid to identification it may be noted that a few bracts 

 grow out of the flower-stalk of the Coltsfoot, while that 

 of Dandelion is quite free from such structures. 



Formerly the leaves of Coltsfoot were g:athered for 

 the manufacture of "tobacco", and as such they arc 



.still surreptitiously sold in slum areas as " tobacco " for 



