COMPOUND FLOWERS. 



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weed), common on the summits of the Highland moun- 

 tains, also a cottony plant, but rarely exceeding 2 3 

 inches in height, with tufted leaves, and flowering stems 

 almost bare of leaves. 



FiLAoo GERMANICA (Common Filago). 



30. FILAGO. 



1. F. Germdnica (Common Filago). Stem cottony, 

 erect, terminating in a globular assemblage of heads, 

 from the base of which rise two or more flower-stalks, 

 which are prolific in like manner. Dry gravelly places, 

 common. A singular little plant, 6 8 inches high, 



