172 HELIOPSIS T,/EVIS. FALSE SUN-FLOWER. 



and drawings of the plants of Virginia, In 1715 we find it noted 

 in the work of another English botanist, Robert Morison, as 

 ChrysantJicimnn Virgiiiiainnn. Specimens were again sent from 

 Viro-inia by Clayton to Gronovius, who then supposed it to be a 

 Hdianthns ; but in his later edition of 1742 followed Linnaeus in 

 callinfr it BiipJitJialiniun. It has had other synonyms; but except 

 some arising from variations, they are not worth recording here. 

 The chief of these variations is in the roughness of the foliage 

 and involucral scales. In their roughest condition the plant has 

 been known as H. scabra. It covers a wide range of territory, 

 extending from Maine to Florida, crossing the Mississippi, and 

 almost reaching the Rocky Mountains. Our drawing was made 

 from a Kansas specimen. In the eastern part of that State it is 

 one of the elements that give so much character to the flowery 

 prairies of tourists' letters. 



It is of no known use in the arts, except that of gardening. 

 The roots have a grateful perfume, and might perhaps be put to 

 some eood use. 



Explanations of the Plate. — i. Branchlet, showing the opposite characlei- of the leaves 

 and flower stems. 2. Floret enlarged before llie maturity of the anthers. 3. The same 

 subsequent to the maturity of the anthers. 4. Vertical section of the receptacle, showing 

 its conical form, and young scale half embracing the floret. 5. Mature head, showing 

 the persistent scales. 6. Outline of a full-sized leaf. 



