240 SYNGEN. POLYGAM. /Eft UAL,. 



Panicles Q{ floicers erect, leafy. Floral leaves undivided. Fiords 

 dingy yellow, those of the ray very short. Very aromatic and bit- 

 ter ; it has been much employed in medicine, but should be used 

 with caution. 



4. A. vulgaris (Mugtt'ort), leaves pinnatifid their segments cut 

 downy beneath, flowers somewhat racemed ovate, receptacle 

 naked. Lightf. p. 468. E. B. t. 978. 



HAB. Under hedges and in waste places, common. Fl. Aug. I/ . 



Stem 3 4 feet high, furrowed. Segments of the leaves acute, and 

 sharply cut. Involucres downy. Florets few, purplish. It seems 

 to possess, though in a slight degree, the properties of the last 

 species. , 



23. GNAPHALIUM. 



* Flowers dioecious. 



1. Gn. dioicum (Mountain Cudweed), shoots procumbent, stems 

 simple, corymbs crowded, radical leaves spathulate, flowers 

 dioecious, inner scales of the involucre elongated obtuse co- 

 loured. Lightf. p. 470. t. 20. E. B. t. 267. 



HAB. Mountainous and alpine heathy ground, abundant. Hills about 

 Arthur's Seat, Lightf. Cathkin and Balvie, Glasg., Hopk. Fl. 

 June, July. I/. . 



Stems 3 4 inches high. Leaves greenish above, white and hoary be- 

 neath. Inner scales of the involucre often rose coloured, especially 

 in the fertile flowers. 



** Flowers perfect. 



2. Gn. tylv at i cum (Highland Cudweed), stem simple nearly erect 

 downv, flowers axillary forming a distant leafy spike, leaves 

 linear lanceolate downy. 



. leaves woolly on both sides. G. sylv., Lighif.p. 471 . E. B. 

 t. 913. 



|3. leaves nearly glabrous above, spike longer more interrupted. 

 G. rectum, 'E. B. t. 124. 



HAB. Dry pastures in the Highlands, frequent; as also in woods and 

 thickets, Lightf. (3. Fossil marsh, Glasg., in dry spots, Hopk, and 

 J). Don. Augus-shire, not rare, G.Don. Fl. Aug. I/.. 



I can perceive no specific difference between the 2 vars. here mention- 

 ed. They are both nearly erect, a span or more high, leafy. In the 

 axils of the long upper leaves are placed 2 3 ovate sessile flowers > 

 forming together a more or less interrupted spike. Scales of the 

 involucre oblong, shining with a broad, brown border. 



2. Gn. supinum (dwarf Ctid weed), stem decumbent branching 

 only from the base, flowering stems erect, flowers solitary or 

 racemed, leaves linear downy on both sides. Lightf. p. 470 

 (G. alpimim). E. B. L 1 193. 



HAB. Near the summits of the Highland mountains, plentiful ; as 

 upon the top of Ben Lomond, fl. July, Aug. I/ . 



Whole plant rarely exceeding 2 3 inches in height, clotUed all over 



