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64. ARCTIUM, HrUDOCK. (Probably Greek, bear, from the spiny 



involucre.) (p. 22"2.) 



A. Ldppa, Linn. Common B. Leaves large, loosely cottony beneath, 

 or somewhat naked, the lower heart-shaped, upper ovate ; common in 

 manured soil and biirnyards. Var. minor is smaller and smoother, with 

 leaves tapering at the ba.se, often cut-toothed or cleft. Flowers mostly 

 purple, all summer and autuuui. ® (2), 



65. CNICUS, THISTLE. (Old name.) Flowers purple or pink, 

 occasionally yellow or white, in summer. (2) 2/ (pp. 221, 222.) 



* All the scales of the head armed with spreading prickly tips. 



C. /anceo/afus, Iloffm. Common or Bull T. Nat. from Eu. in pastures ; 

 the base of the rough, deeply pinnatifid leaves running down the stem in 

 lobed prickly wings ; flowers purple. (2) 



* * All or most of the scalea of the head appressed, the innermost not 

 prickly-pointed, the oiiter with a short prickle or point, or none. 



■*- Leaves green both sides or a little cottony or cobwebby underneath. 



C. arvensis, Hoffm. Canada T. A vile pest in fields and meadows 

 N., nat. from Eu. ; spreading by deep, running roots as well as by seed ; 

 numerous short-peduncled heads only 1' long, with rose-purple flowers; 

 leaves moderately pinnatifid, weak-prickly. 11 



C. horridulus, Pursh. Yellow T. Leaves very prickly, rather large 

 heads surrounded at base by an involucre or whorl of leaf-like very 

 prickly bracts ; flowers yellowish or purplish. Sandy fields near the 

 coast, Mass., 8. 



C. piimilus, Torr. 1°-B° high, with lance-oblong pinnatifid leaves, 

 single very large heads (almost 2' across) of fragrant (purple or rarely 

 white) flowers, sDinetimes leafy- bracted at base. Me. to Pa. (§) 



C. mtiticus, I'ursh. Swamps and low ground; a°-8° high, with 

 deeply divided leaves, few or no prickles, and rather large naked heads, 

 most of the scales pointless ; flowers purple. 2/ 



-1- -1- Leaves lohite-cottony underneath ; flowers purple, rarely white. 



C. altissimus, Willd. 3°-10° high, branching, leafy up to the rather 

 .small heads, t.h'e oblong leaves wavy or only slightly piimatifid, except the 

 lowest. (2) 21 Mass. to Minn., S. 



Var. discolor, Gray. o°-0° high, branching and leafy, with rather 

 small heads, and deeply pinnatifid leaves, green above, white beneath, 

 their lobes narrow and prickly jjointed. (2) 



C. Virgiiiianus, Pursii. Steins rather simple. l°-3° high, ending in a 

 long naked peduncle ; leaves lanceolate and .slightly or not at all pinnati- 

 fid ; head small. 11 Plains and barrens, Va., \V. and S. 



66. CYNARA. .\iriTCIIOKE. (Ancient Greek name.) 2/ (p. 222.) 



C. Cardunoulus. Linn. Cardoon. Leaves deeply and compoundly 

 divided and i)rickly, the less fleshy scales of the head" prickly-tipped ; the 

 fleshy leafstalks and midrib eaten after being blanched in the manner of 

 celery. Strong thistle-like plants, 4*^-0°. Eu. 



C. ScoLVMUs, AuTicHOKK, lias less compound leaves, the ovate and 

 usually pointless scales of the involucre and the receptacle of the young 

 flower heads fleshy, and edible when cooked. A modification of the 

 above. 



