404 CONNECTICUT GEOI.. AND NAT. HIST. Sl'RVKV. [Bull. 



Senecio viscosus L. (sticky). 



Rare. Waste ground: Stamford (Eames & W. H. Hoyt). 

 July — Aug. Adventive from Europe. 



Senecio obovatus IMuhl. (inversely egg-shaped ; the broad end 

 up). 

 Senecio aureus L., var. obovatus Torr. & Gray. 

 Squaw-weed. Ragwort. 



Dry soil, mostly in open woods. Occasional to frequent 

 west of the Connecticut River, but not reported from the 

 eastern part of the state. May — June. 



Senecio aureus L. (golden). 



Life-root. Golden Ragweed or Ragwort. Swamp Squaw- 

 weed. 

 Frequent to common. Swamps or in wet ground. May — 



June. 



The roots and tops of this and allied species are used 



medicinally. 



Senecio Balsamitae Muhl., var. praelongus Greenman (very 



long). 

 Senecio aureus L., var. Balsamitae Gray's ^fanual ed. 6 in 



part. 



Rare. Dry grassland and open woods : Oxford and South- 

 bury (Harger), Woodbury (Eames & C. C. Godfrey). June. 



No other specimens of this variety have been seen and none 

 of the typical form. Probably most reports of the latter are 

 based on forms of Senecio obovatus. 



ARCTIUM L. Burdock. 



Arctium Lappa L. (a bur). 



Arctium Lappa L., var. viajus Gray. 

 Great Burdock. 



Roadsides and waste ground. Rare or local in the southern 

 part of the state, becoming occasional northward. July — 

 Sept. Naturalized from Europe. 



The roots of this and allied species are officinal and the 

 seeds and leaves are also used medicinally. Both this and the 

 following species are unsightly weeds. 



