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short—A small species, near Boston, Greene in N. Am. F., ii. 216. Stem 
12—20' high. Leaves 1—5' by 3—6” wide. Panicle small, usually turned to 
one side. Sept. Oct. 
30. S. utmirotia. Muhl. Elm-leaved Solidago. 
St. glabrous, with hairy branches; Jvs. thin, elliptic-ovate, serrate, acumi- 
nate, sessile, tapering to the base, smooth above, villous beneath ; rac, panicu- 
late, recurved-spreading; ped. villous; rays 3—5, short—In woods and low 
grounds, Northern and Western States! A very distinct species, more resem- 
bling the elm in its slender, arched branches than in its leaves. Stem striate, 
about 3f high, rarely with scattered hairs. Radical leaves tapering to winged 
petioles, and hairy both sides, with coarse and unequal serratures, upper ones 
entire, middle ones about 3’ by 13’. Rays deep yellow. Aug. Sept. 
31. 8. ELurprica. Ait. 
St. erect, glabrous, leafy; Jvs. elliptical, acute at each end, obscurely ser- 
rate, glabrous, upper ones sessile, entire ; racemes short, recurved, paniculate; 
hds. middle size, about 7-rayed; scales narrow, acute.—Salt marshes, R. I. 
Olney! Near New York, T. ¢ G. Stem 3—5f high, bearing a close, somewhat 
leafy, pyramidal panicle. Leaves 2—4' by }—1}?’, rough-edged, the serratures 
appressed and rather remote. Rays oblong, rather large, pale yellow. Oct. 
19. ECLIPTA. 
Heads many-flowered ; ray fils. 2 numerous narrow ; disk ¢ tubu: 
lar, mostly 4-toothed ; scales 10—12, in 2 rows, leafy, lance-ovate ; 
receptacle flat ; chaff bristly ; achenia somewhat angular or 2-edged ; 
pappus 0.—® Herbs strigose with rigid hazrs, erect or procwmbent. Lvs. 
opposite, axillary and terminal, solitary. Fs. white. 
E. ErEcTA. (E. procumbens. Michz.) 
St. often decumbent; Ws. lanceolate or lance-oblong, tapering to each end, 
subserrate; ved. much longer than the heads; scales or leaves of the involucre 
acuminate.—Damp soils, Md. to Il. Mead! 8. to Flor. Stem often rooting at 
‘the lower joints, 1—3f long, with an elastic, thread-like fibre. Leaves 8—14” 
by 2—5”, rough, obscurely tripli-veined. Heads small, with minute flowers 
and short rays. The juice turns black, and is said to dye wool black. Jn.—Sepi. 
re peepee. T. &G. (E. brachypoda. Michz.) Ped. scarcely longer than 
the heads. 
20. CHRYSOPSIS. Nutt. 
Gr. xpvoos, gold, ots, appearance ; for the showy, yellow flowers. : 
Heads many-flowered ; ray-flowers 2,disk-flowers % ; involuere im- 
bricate; receptacle subalveolate, flat; pappus double, the exterior 
short, interior copious, capillary ; achenium hairy, compressed.—% 
Hairy herbs, with alternate and entire leaves. 
1. C. raucata. Ell. (Inula falcata. Ph.) 
Woolly and villous; vs. sessile, linear, very acute, subfaleate, spreading, 
veins pilose on both sides; Ads. in axillary corymbs; invol. pilose—A low, 
.eafy plant, in dry, sandy soil, near the sea, Mass. to N. J. Stem thick, leafy, 
about 8’ high. Heads small, bright yellow, in crowded, axillary corymbs. 
Rays 3-toothed at the apex. Sept. Oct. 
2. C. Mariina. Nutt. (Inula Mariana. Linn. 
Hairy ; Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, serrate, the upper ones sessile, acute, the 
lower ones spatulate and generally obtuse; corymb simple; invol. viscidly pu- 
bescent.—Sandy barrens, N. J., Md.! to Flor.,common. The stem and leaves 
are clothed with scattered, long, silky hairs. Plant about 2f high. Lower 
leaves taper at base into petioles. The corymb of flowers is terminal, nearly 
or quite simple. Heads large, 16—20 rayed, yellow, on viscid glandular pe- 
duncles. Aug. - Oct. 
3. C. vintosa. Nutt. (Amellus. PA. Diplopappus. Hook.) 
Erect, leafy, villous-pubescent and strigose ; Is. entire, sessile, ciliate be- 
