COMPOUND FLOWERS. 



339, 



ones narrow, arrow-shaped at the base, and clasping 

 the stem ; flowers numerous. In waste ground, and on 

 the roofs of cottages : common. Varying in height, 

 from 6 inches to 2 feet, or more, and producing abun- 

 dance of yellow flowers. JB1 July September. An- 

 nual. 



CREPIS VIRENS (Smooth Hawk's-beard). 



C. paludosa (Marsh Hawk's-beard). Leaves smooth, 

 the lower ones pinnatifid, with the lobes pointing back- 

 wards, tapering into a stalk; the upper ones narrow, 

 heart-shaped at the base, and clasping the stem. Damp 



