112 History of H Ingham. 



Centaurea, L. 



nigra, L. Knapweed. 



Krigia, Schreb. 



Virginica, Willd. Dwarf Dandelion. 

 Cichorium, Tourn. 



Jnfybus, L. Chiccory. 



Leontodon, L. 



antamnalis, L. Hawkbit. Fall Dandelion. 

 Hieracium, Tourn. 



Canadense, Mx. Canada Hawkweed. 



paniculatum, L. Panicled Hawkweed. 



venosum, L. Rattle-snake Hawkweed. 



scabrum, Mx. Rough Hawkweed. 



Prenanth.es, Vaill. 

 altissima, L. 

 serpentaria, Pursh. 



Taraxacum, Hall. 



officinale, Weber. Dandelion. 



Lactuca, Tourn. 



Canadensis, L. Wild Lettuce. 



integrifolia, Bigel. 



leucopha^a, Gray. Blue Lettuce. Rare. 



Sonchus, L. 



oleraceus, L. Sow-Thistle. 

 asper, Vill. Spiny-leaved Thistle. 



42. IiOBELIACEiE. (LOBELIA FAMILY.) 



Herbs with a milky juice. All the species are poisonous. One 

 of them, the Indian Tobacco, Lobelia infiata, a common plant of 

 our town, is very much so, and has been used too freely in char- 

 latan practice, — many deaths having resulted from such use. One 

 of the most beautiful and showy plants of our w r et meadows is the 

 Lobelia Cardinalis, which exhibits its large and bright scarlet 

 flowers in the summer and early autumn. 



Lobelia, L. 



cardinalis, L. Cardinal-flower. 

 Dortmanna. L. Water Lobelia, 

 spicata, Lam. 

 inflata, L. Indian Tobacco. 



43. CAMPANULACEiE. (BELLWORT FAMILY.) 



Like the Lobeliaceoe, the plants of this family are herbs with a 

 milky juice, but unlike them, they are harmless. Indeed, the 

 roots and. young leaves of some of them are eaten for food. 



The flowers are generally blue. They are so in our two 

 species. 



