332 LXXV. COMPOSITE. SoLiDaco. 
Stem 2—3f high, yellowish-green. Leaves 14—3’ by 3—5”, with a strong, yel- 
lowish midvein, but no veinlets. Panicle inclined. Racemes 2—3/ long, 
spreading, each generally with a leaf at base, and a simple row of small heads 
on the upper side. Jl.—Sept.—The only species of solidago which has proper- 
ties generally considered either agreeable or useful. The leaves are aromatic 
and yield by distillation a fragrant volatile oil from the pellucid reservoirs. 
They are a good substitute for tea, and have been exported to China. 
§ 7. Heads in secund racemes. Leaves feather-veined, the lower serrate. 
24. S. partta. Muhl. Spreading Goldenrod. 
St. smooth, angular-striate ; /vs. elliptic, acute, serrate, very scabrous 
above, smooth beneath, lower ones oblong-spatulate; vac. paniculate, spreading ; 
pedicels pubescent.—In wet places, Can. N. and W. States, not common. Stem 
2—4f high, virgate, often purple, strongly angled, with leafy branches at top. 
Stem leaves 1—2’ long, 4 as wide, radical ones 2 or 3 times larger, all perfectly 
smooth beneath, although quite rough backwards above. Racemes short, on 
the ends of the spreading branches, with large heads. Sept. 
25. S. nectecta, Torr. & Gray. Neglected Solidago. 
St. smooth; lvs. rather thick, smooth, varying from ovate-lanceolate to 
narrow-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, feather-veined, entire, the lower and 
radical ones serrate; vac. secund, dense, somewhat spreading, on elongated, 
slender, suberect branches, which are somewhat leafy at base; ach. smooth.— 
Grows in swamps, N. H.! to Ia., rather rare. Stems 2—4f high, straight, 
round, dividing at top into several nearly erect branches, forming an elongated 
panicle. The leaves are sometimes nearly tripli-veined, often very scabrous 
on the margin. Racemes short. Heads middle-size, 10—20-flowered. Scales 
obtuse. Aug. Sept. 
26. S. arcira. Ait. Sharp-notched Goldenrod. 
St. erect, straight, smooth; dvs. smooth, acutely and unequally serrate, 
with diverging teeth, cauline ones elliptical, sessile, highest ones entire and 
small, radical ones oblong-ovate, attenuate at base into winged petioles; rac. 
paniculate, secund, dense; Ads. middle size; rays about 10—In meadows and 
woods, U. S. (from lat. 38°) N. to the Arc. Circle. A smooth plant 2—3f high, 
with a large, dense, corymbose panicle of very numerous heads. Racemes 
recurved, a finger’s length, the compound pedicels roughish, bracted. Aug. Sept. 
B. juncea. (S. juncea. Azt.) Lws. lanceolate, lower ones serrate, upper ones 
pow st. brownish, striate; rays twice as long as the involucre; panicle less 
ense. 
27. S. Muuiensereu. Torr. & Gray. (S. arguta. Muhi.) 
St. furrowed, glabrous; dvs. smooth both sides, strongly and sharply ser- 
rate, the radical ones ovate, petiolate, cauline ones elliptical-lanceolate, acumi- 
nate at each end; rac. secund, short, remote, axillary, spreading; pedicels 
pubescent; ids. 15—20-flowered; scales linear, obtuse.—In damp woods and 
thickets, N. H.! to Penn. Stem 2—3f high, generally simple, bearing a long, 
open panicle. Leaves large, notched with very acute or acuminate teeth, feather- 
veined. Heads middle size, with 6—8 rather large rays. Aug.—Oct. 
28. S. attissima. (S. rugosa. Willd.) Tall Goldenrod. 
St. erect, hairy; vs. lanceolate, lower ones deeply serrate, rough and 
wrinkled.—A very variable species, the tall, rough varieties of which are com- 
mon about the borders of fields, in hedges, U. S. and Brit. Am. Stem rough 
with hairs, erect, 3—5f high, much branched at top. Leaves variously toothed 
or serrate, numerous both upon the stem and branches. Branches widely 
spreading, each terminating in a recurved panicle with the flowers turning up- 
wards. Scarcely two of the plants look alike. The branches are very widely 
spread, or but little diverging, with few and scattered heads, or with numerous 
heads; the leaves are equally or unequally serrate, hairy or woolly. Aug.—Oct. 
29. S. yinodipes. Solander. , 
Smooth; st. slender, simple; vs. lanceolate, finely serrate and scabrous 
on. the - gin, radical ones petiolate, upper entire ; Ads. small, in short, secund, 
at le spreading racemes; scales oblong-linear, obtuse, appressed ; rays 1—4, 
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