KEY TO PLATE XLV1I 



I. S] 

 (Cnicus lanceolatus, 



a, Tubular floret, with ac 

 with feathery pappus.,, :/>, 

 Achene, with pappus. 

 Pappus, enlarged. ,-/, Upper 

 part of stem, with wings anJ 

 pinnalifid leaves with cotton 

 below, and spinose lobes, and 

 P.owerhead with cottony ovoid 



N.....*,. 

 (Silyinim marianum, tiaer t 1 1 . ) 



4 N Tnbular floret, with achene 

 and many-seriate pappus, b, 

 Achene, with pappus, c, 

 Upper part of plant, with 

 pinnatifid spinose leaves, and 

 flowerhcad with involucre, 

 long spines, and outer 

 ics with spinous te ' 



No. 3. Chicory 

 (Cichorium Intybns, L.) 



Ligulate floret. I; Achene, 

 scale-Mice pappus. ;, 

 Upper part of plant with 

 flowerheads in axils, the 

 lower expanded, showing 

 style arms. 



involucre, with jfcpipose ph 



Htt, 5. Hound's Tongue 

 " noglossum officinal*, L.) 



funnel- 



open^o shW ep 

 ren$)\'A 4 nutle^ _* 



intent calyx, 

 ened bolder of nutlet _ 

 hooked bristles. </,/ 'Upper 

 part of plant, with ^ternate 

 lance-shaped leaves, ^nd 

 ;rs in forked^cyme, ljf_c 

 QUjlkrts within 



(Echium 



a, C ovoUa (fd 

 opo. to show > 

 stamens. fi. Calyx, g-.> 

 sepalous. cndosmg nutlcto 

 with long pt^rsisto.nt style, 

 and 2-fid stigmas. , 4 nut- 

 lets, with persistent style. <f, 

 Upper part of plant, with in- 

 florescence with flowers in 

 a panicled cyme, the flowers .y 

 red-purple in bud, expanded 

 ones blue, showing stamens 

 and style exserted- -Winded. 



th aqfte^d 



henc.with 

 series, c, 



.f*t/4 



U ppcr part of plar^i 

 Late stem -leaves, and flower 

 fyspds ih; panicled corymb 



