TUSSILA'GO FRA'GRANS. 



SWEET-SCENTED COLTSFOOT. 

 Class. Order. 



SYNGENESIA. POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 



Natural Order. 



CORYMBIFEREjE. 



No. 19. 



The term Tussilago has been derived from the 

 Latin tussis, a cough ; and ago, to drive away ; on 

 account of the efficacy of one of its species in affec- 

 tions of the lungs. Fragrans, from the Latin, fra- 

 grant. The English name Coltsfoot has arisen from 

 the shape of its leaves. 



The bloom is odoriferous in a high degree, very 

 similar to the Heliotropium Peruvianum; and if the 

 plant be made an inhabitant of the greenhouse, or 

 sitting room, when in flower, very few that we are 

 acquainted with, afford so rich a perfume ; though 

 the peculiar almond-like scent may not be equally 

 agreeable to all. 



The foliage of our present subject, and its habits 

 also, bear a strong resemblance to the Tussilago 

 farfara, a native of our own fields ; and with which 

 many a worthy farmer regrets his too intimate ac- 

 quaintance. It is, indeed, a rank weed, betraying 

 a sterile soil. 



Notwithstanding the Tussilago fragrans is highly 

 valued for the odour of its blossoms, produced at a 

 dreary period of the year; yet we warn the un- 

 wary florist against introducing it into his borders, 



