410 coMPOsiTiEj. (composite family.) 



Suborder II, LIOUIjIFLOR^. Flowerets all ligulate (strap-shaped), perfect. 



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(a) A compound flower of Cichorium, belonging' to the Liguliflorae, wide open, showing 

 that all the flowerets are strap-shaped. (6) AMother of the same before opening showing the 

 involucre, (c) A compound flower laid open to show the involucre and strap-shaped 

 flowerets with their exserted, syngenesious anthers, and bifid styles. 



Pappus crown-like 



* Receptacle chaffy. 



border crenate, muticous, 



or 2-awned Scolymus 



Pappus plumose ------ Hypochseris 



Pappus hairy ; akenes beaked - - - Rodigia 



* * Receptacle lyristly or Tiairy. 



Pappus chaffy .-_--. Catenanche 



Pappus hairy or bristly ----- Lagoseris 



* * * Receptacle lyristly, sometimes chaffy at margin. 



Pappus of scabrous bristles, plumose at base - Andryala 



* * * * Receptacle naked. 

 Pappus of pales, or pales and bristles, or cup-like, not plumose. 



Akenes obovate or ob-j^yramidal - - Cichoriiun 



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