CIIRVSOPSIS MARIANA. MARYLAND GOLDEN STAR. 1.X7 



nists, but it seems to us that Inula may be a corruption of the 

 original name of the plant, which, according to the earlier 

 accounts, was probably dedicated to St. Helen by some of the 

 Eastern nations. In Italy, also, it is often spoken of as " Elenio," 

 and even as far north as Denmark, it is generally called "St. 

 Helen's Rood." It is hardly necessary to point out that the 

 same name is still preserved in the specific appellation of the 

 Elecampane, /. Hclenium. Bauhin, one of the oldest botanical 

 writers, says it is probably the plant referred to in some legend 

 as having sprung from tears shed by the famous Helen of 

 Troy. The oldest name found in the herbals, or books on 

 herbs, appears to be " Ala campana," which name is based on 

 the fact that the plant is abundantly found in the Campana, 

 the country around Naples. We see that, whatever may have 

 been the origin of Inula, the derivation of the common name, 

 Elecampane, is clearly accounted for. 



The Chrysopsis Mariana seems to have been the first of its 

 genus known in England, where it was introduced in [742, 

 according to Philip Miller, by Dr. Thomas Dale, from Maryland, 

 whence its specific name Mariana. Since that time a number 

 of other species have been discovered, both in the Atlantic ami 

 the Pacific regions of our country. Our present species is not 

 found north of New York, but within that State it occurs in 

 many places on Manhattan Island, and becomes very abundant 

 in New Jersey, where it is one of the commonest plants in the 

 dry and sandy barrens. It is not common in Pennsylvania, 

 although not infrequent in the region drained by the Wissa- 

 hickon, which supplied the specimen from which our drawing 

 was made. Towards the West, it does not appear to extend 

 north of Southern Ohio, but from there southward to Florida 

 it is often met with on the lower elevations, becoming more 

 abundant as it approaches the sea-coast. It is in no list from 

 Kentucky, west of the mountains, as far as we know, but it 

 probably grows in some of the Mississippi States. In Pen 

 vania it is generally found in half-shaded woods, but in other 

 states it seems to favor more open places. 



