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COMPOSITES. 



THRINCIA HIRTA (Hairy Thrincia). 



6. HYPOCH^RIS (Cafs-ear). 



1. H. radicdta (Long-rooted Cat's-ear). Leaves all 

 from the root, pinnatifid, with the lobes pointing back- 

 wards, bristly ; stalks branched, smooth, with a few 

 scales below the flowers. Hedges and waste places, com- 

 mon. Well distinguished by its long branched flower- 

 stalks, which are quite smooth throughout, and slightly 

 swollen beneath the large yellow flowers, where there are 

 also a few small scales. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



