166 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
little sail, as it may be called, to carry it away from the 
parent plant. The curved seed, and the elegant feathery 
crown, sail about in the air most gracefully ; and as long as 
this is the case, the seed is not dropped, but as soon as 
they touch the ground, or a twig, the seed falis out, and 
the feathery plume rises and sails away again, till caught by 
something to which it adheres. There are two species: 
the ZL. teraxacum, Common Dandelion, is frequent in 
meadows and pastures everywhere, and at most seasons ; 
and the second, ZL. palustre, Marsh Dandelion, found in 
wet pastures im Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, does not 
differ greatly from the more common species. 
SYNGENESIA. AQUALIS. 
COROLLIFLORZ. ASTERACEA. 
HIERACEUM. (Hawk-weep.) 
Generic Character. The calyx formed of oblong scales, lying 
one over the other. Receptacle nearly naked, and dotted. Fruit 
angular, furrowed with an entire or toothed margin. 
Hreraceum PrInosetua. Common Mouse-ear Hawk-weed. 
