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COROLLIFLOR,E 



ii. S. saracenicus (Broad-leaved Rag-wort). Somewhat resem- 

 bling the last, but not so tall ; glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, toothed ; 

 flower-heads smaller, more numerous, and borne in a more compact 

 corymb than in the last, and they also have fewer rays. Not 

 indigenous ; local. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



37. Doronicum (Leopard' s-bane) 



1. D. Pardalianches (Great Leopard's-bane). Stem 2-3 feet high, 

 erect, solitary, hollow, hairy ; leaves soft ; lower leaves heart- 

 shaped, toothed, on long stalks, upper with two ears at the base 

 embracing the stem ; heads of flowers yellow, the earlier ones over- 

 topped by the later. Damp hilly woods ; rare, not a native. 

 Fl. May to July. Perennial. 



2. D. piantagineimi (Plantain-leaved Leopard's-bane). Differs 

 from the last in having egg-shaped leaves and solitary heads of 

 flowers. It is rare, and is not indigenous. 



38. Inula (Elecampane, Ploughman' s Spikenard) 



1. /. Helenium (Elecampane). 

 Leaves oblong or egg-shaped, wrinkled, 

 downy beneath, toothed, upper ones 

 embracing the stem ; scales of the 

 involucre egg-shaped, downy. A stout 

 plant, 3-5 feet high, with very large 

 leaves and a few terminal very large 

 heads of bright yellow flowers. The 

 root contains a white starchy powder, 

 named Inuline, a volatile oil, a soft 

 acrid resin, and a bitter extract ; it 

 is used in diseases of the chest and 

 lungs, and furnishes the Vin d'Aulnee 

 of the French. Moist pastures ; not 

 common. Fl. July, August. Per- 

 ennial. 



2. /. Conyza (Ploughman's Spike- 

 Inula Helenium (Elecampane) nard). Leaves narrow, egg-shaped, 



downy, toothed ; heads of flowers 

 panicled ; scales of the involucre rolled back. Distinguished by its 

 dull, green foliage, numerous heads of dingy yellow flowers, the 

 rays of which are inconspicuous, and by the leaf-like scales of the 

 involucre, which are rolled back. Hedges, principally on a lime- 

 stone or chalky soil ; uncommon. Fl. July to September. Per- 

 ennial. 



