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Oeange Hawkweed — {Hieracium auranfiacum. E. B. xxi. 1469.) 

 Formerly grew at Failsworth, a locality quoted over and over again 

 in general Floras, but destroyed many years ago. 



Tki DEN TATE Hawkweed — {Hiemcium tridentatum.) 

 " Didsbury," &c. (B. G.) A form of tbe protean plant which, under 

 other aspects, is called H. murdrum, H. pulmonarium, H. Lapeyroxisii, 

 &c. &c. 



The Hieracia, in one or two instances, resemble the Rubi, sporting into 

 varieties which, with authors who deem them species, make the genus appear to 

 contain between thirty and forty for Britain alone. The true native species pro- 

 bably do not exceed seven, viz., the four Manchester ones, — Pilosella, Sabaudum, 

 umhellatum, and murorum (the latter including sylvaticum) ; and three almost 

 confined to the alpine parts of the country, — the prenantlwides, cerinthoides, and 

 alpininn. The student who may wish to explore the subject, should consult 

 Mr. Backhouse's " Monograph of the British Hieracia," in which the principal 

 British forms are carefully described, and located under thirty-three specific 

 names. 



White Coltsfoot — {Tussildgo alba.) 

 Naturalized at EUenbrook, Worsley ; Crowbank, Atherton ; and in 

 Atherton Wood ; growing abimdantly in all three places. (J. E.) 



Fleabane — [Erigeron acre. E. B. xvii. 1158.) 

 Formerly found on the remains of Sale Moor, and at Barton, but 

 has not been seen in either place for several years. 



The magnitude and general shewiness of the Composite Family presignify its 

 position in the flower-garden. Few, however, of its species make their appear- 

 ance before midsummer; they are flowers especially of the autumn, when the 

 marvellous dahlia, the China-aster, and a thousand others, blend their brilliant 

 stars and globes, and outnumber every other blossom of the season. Tlie chief 

 of them belong to the genera Coreopsis, Heliantlms, Zinnia, Tagetes (the latter 

 including the French and African marigolds), Achillea, Centaurea, Gaillardia, 

 Calendula, ^c. Some of the chief favourites are of the kinds called " Ever- 

 lastings," from the dry and chaffy texture of the basket, and the brilliant colour 

 of the same part, which combine to keep them beautiful objects for many years 

 after they have been gathered. To this division belong the Helichrysum, the 

 Xeranthemum, the Antennaria, and the lovely pink and silver Rhodanthe. The 

 oil! -fashioned large blue centaury of May is the Centaurea montana; tiie common 

 annual sun- flower, Helianthus annuus ; the common marigold, Calendula offici- 

 nalis. No plants are more diversified than the Cinerarias of the green-house in 

 spring, and the Chrysanthemums of mid-winter. The finest con3ei"vatory plants 



