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therefore, we will here take one for description, which he 

 already knows, viz., the dandelion, or Leontodon. 



This belongs to the division ^EQUALIS, page 405, number 

 324. For a description of this order see page 187. Then 

 refer to page 405, where it will be seen that the " Florets are 

 all ligulate" and that the generic description of Leontodon 

 is " Calix imbricate, with flaccid scales ; receptacle naked ; 

 puppus simple, stipulate." Next at page 407, under species 

 number 324, will be found LEONTODON. Taraxacum, exte- 

 rior scales of the calyx reflexed ; leaves runcinate, smooth, 

 dentate. HAB. Pastures, &c. Flowers from April to No- 

 vember. But it must not be concealed from the botanical 

 student, that nothing short of actual practice, and a good 

 deal of it too, will ever enable him to distinguish the flowers 

 of this class with accuracy and facility. This we have 

 ascertained by a practice of more than twenty years. 



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The abbreviations will probably be understood by most of those who 

 will use this work. For the benefit of younger students, however, those 

 which might not be readily known are here explained. 



alt. alternate. 

 anth. anther. 

 her. berry. 

 bl. blue. 

 br. brown. 

 col. calyx. 

 cap. capsule. 

 cor. corrolla. 

 cucull. cucullate. 



gr. green. 

 inflat. inflated. 

 invol. involucrum. 

 in. inch. 

 leg. legumen. 



lobe. 



nect. nectary. 



num. numerous. 



pet. petal. 

 cylind. cylindrical, ped. peduncle. 

 fl. flower. pubes. pubescent. 



fil. filament. pur. purple. 



fr. fruit. rad. radical. 



ft. foot. scabr. scabrous. 



seg. segment. 



sm. small. 



stig. stigma. 



sil. silicic. 



sol. solitary. 



tomcnt. tomentose. 



wh. white. 



<). annual. 



d\ biennial. 



7J-. perennial. 



?2. shrub, or tree. 



. naturalized. 



HAB. place of growth. 



