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WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



Aster patens. Composite family. 



Max. ht. 3 ft. ; solitary flower-heads (^ in.) at end of 

 branches; ray-flowers dark blue; disk-flowers yellow; 

 leaves clasping. Dry ground. Autumn. Common. 



16. Same as 15, but flowers not with yellow centre. 



Chicory. Succory {Cichorimn Intybus). Composite 

 family. 

 Ay. ht. abt. 2 ft.; flower-heads large, showy, light 

 blue, directly upon the stem, 2 or 3 together, axillary 

 and terminal; rays toothed at end; stem-leaves 

 partly clasping. Roadsides. Summer, autumn. 



Fig. 



Chicory {Chiconum Intybus) . 



17. Plant upright, leaves (not opposite) simple, flowers not 

 composite, flowers in cluster, 3 petals. 



Spiderwort (Tradescantia Virginiana). Spiderwort 

 family. 

 Max. ht. 3 ft.; some\vhat hairy; lea^^es narrow and 

 long; blue flowers (1-2 in.) in umbellate chisters 

 in axils and at end of stem, Avith stalks. Rich 

 ground. Spring, summer. New York. 



