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a few inches to over a foot high, covered all over with a silvery soft 

 down ; stems erect ; leaves narrow, flexid ; Mowers small, yellowish, 

 generally clustered at the termination of the stem. In waste places 

 becoming aggressive in cultivated lands. Quite useless. 



Galinsoga paw (flora (Small flowered galinsoga). Indigenous to 

 South America. An erect branching succulent annual, reaching 

 frequently a height of two feet. Leaves stalked, ovate-lanceolate, 



ptirrijlorn (" Small flowered galinsogii "). 

 REFKKKXCK TO PLATK. Apex of plant (reduced) ; A, flower head (much 

 enlarged). 



flexid, slightly hairy, and of a vivid light green colour. Flower 

 heads small, numerous, \ellow, with live white petals at the margin, 

 situated at the apex and the extremities of the branchlets. The plant 

 is a very profuse seeder, and makes ;i rapid growth. In cultivated 

 land it soon becomes very aggressive during winter and spring. 

 Except in damp soil it dif> <>fl during the hot summer, neverthe- 

 less it should be actively suppressed as soon as it makes its appear- 

 ance. 



