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England, rare in Scotland, where it occurs as far North as Clack- 

 mannanshire (Kirkmoran dam, near Alloa), Arran, and Islay. 



England, Scotland, Ireland. Annual. Late Summer 

 and Autumn. 



Very similar to B, cernua, but with the stem more wiry, the 

 leaves broader, generally tripartite, all except the uppermost nar- 

 rowed into a winged petiole at the base. Anthodes rather smaller, 

 erect in flower, sub-erect in fruit. Pericline more bell-shaped and 

 not nearly so broad ; outer phyllaries longer in proportion, and 

 adpressed at the base. Achenes rather larger, with the ribs con- 

 colorous, less strongly marked than in the preceding species ; the 

 awns rather shorter in proportion, with stouter bristly spines. Plant 

 darker green. 



Tripartite Bur-Mary gold. 



Frencli, Bident Trefolie. German, Dreitheiliger Wasser-dost. 



This plant is sometimes employed on tlie Continent as a yellow dye, but the colour 

 yielded is very indifferent. 



Teibe VI.— HELENIE^. 



Leaves generally alternate, more rarely opposite. Anthodes 

 generally heterogamous and radiant. Elorets of the disk tubular, 

 perfect, rarely male ; those of the circumference generally ligulate, 

 female, or neuter. Anthers with the lobes acute at the base, but 

 scarcely produced into tails. Branches of the style in the fertile 

 flowers convex externally, flat internally, hairy or tufted at the 

 apex. Pappus of several or numerous distinct scarious palese, 

 rarely absent. 



GENUS XIX— Or ALINSOGA. Buiz et Bav. 



Anthodes heterogamous and radiant, several - flowered. Cli- 

 nanth conical, with scarious palese. Pericline of 4 or 5 sub-her- 

 baceous ovate phyllaries. Elorets of the disk perfect, tubular, 

 regular ; those of the ray 4 or 5 in a single row, female, ligulate. 

 Achenes prismatic, crowned by a pappus of oblong ciliated scales. 



Annual herbs, with opposite 3-ribbed leaves, and small an- 

 thodes in dichotomous corymbose cymes. Elorets of the disk 

 yellow, those of the ray white. 





