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by a denticulate membrane. Elorets of the disk perfect, regular, 

 with a tubular corolla ; those of the ray in a single row, 1 to 

 16 in number, female, with a ligulate corolla. Achenes fusiform- 

 cylindrical, with numerous ribs. Pappus of a single row of very 

 shortly ciliated hairs. 



Perennial herbs with rather rigid stems and sessile or sub- 

 sessile alternate stem-leaves attenuated at the base. Anthodes 

 small, in racemes, corymbs, or axillary clusters. Plorets all yellow, 

 those of the ray very rarely cream-colour. 



The uame of this genus comes from solido, I unite, on account of its reputed 

 efficacy in healing wounds. 



SPECIES I— SOLIDAGO VIRGA-AUREA. Linn. 



Plates DCCLXXVIIT. DCCLXXIX. 



Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Yol. XYI. Tab. CMXI. 

 Billot, Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 3G. 



Stem round, erect. Radical leaves shortly stalked, oblanceolate 

 or obovate ; stem-leaves elliptical or strapshaped - elliptical ; all 

 1-nerved, those of the stem usually entire. Anthodes in a panicle 

 or raceme with the branches erect and straight, not secund. 

 Pericline with linear - acute phyllaries. Ligulate florets 6 to 10, 

 elongated, much longer than those of the disk, and spreading. 

 Achenes finely pubescent. 



Var. a, vulgaris. Koch. 

 Plate DCCLXXVIII. 

 Lower leaves elliptical-obovate, serrated ; upper leaves lanceo- 

 late, slightly pubescent, entire. Panicle compound. Anthodes rather 

 small. Stem 1 to 2 feet high. 



Var. |3, angustifolia. Koch. 



Lower leaves oblanceolate ; stem-leaves narrowly elliptical, often 

 serrate, slightly pubescent. Panicle compound. Anthodes small. 



Var. 7, Cambrica. Sm. 

 Plate DCCLXXIX. 

 S. Cambrica, Huds. Bor. Fl. du Cent, de la Fr. ed. iii. Vol. II. p. 324. 



Lower leaves elliptical-obovate ; stem-leaves elliptical ; all cili- 

 ated and slightly pubescent beneath. Panicle reduced nearly to 

 a raceme. Anthodes large. Stem 2 to 8 inches high. 



In woods, thickets, and banks, especially on chalky soil. Rather 



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