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and in Europe and tropical America. June-November. Fig. 

 841. 



842. Pussy-toes. Antennaria plantaginifolia. A white woolly 

 herb growing in patches and with mostly basal leaves, and 

 a few smaller ones of the stem. Basal leaves, 2-5 in. long, 

 oval, tipped with a soft prickle, rather prominently 3-ribbed, 

 pale green above, white-woolly beneath. Flowers tubular, 

 dirty white, the heads crowded in small clusters at the ends 

 of the stem. In dry places. Quebec to Florida, and westward. 

 May. Fig. 842. A related plant, A. Parlinii, with leaves bright 

 green on the upper surface is found from Maine and On- 

 tario to Virginia, and westward. 



843. Cat's-foot. Antennaria neodioica. A smaller plant than 

 No. 842, with smaller, narrower leaves that are broadest to- 

 ward the tip and narrowed into a stalk-like base. In dry 

 places. Newfoundland and Quebec to Virginia and westward. 

 May. There are several other species somewhat difficult to 

 identify. 



844. Mouse-ear. Gnaphalium uliginosum. A nearly prostrate, 

 white-woolly weedy plant, seldom over 6 in. high. Leaves al- 

 ternate, nearly linear, pointed, i-i^ in. long, narrowed to- 

 wards the stalk-like base. Flower heads few, stalkless, clus- 

 tered among the leaves at the summit of the stems, dirty 

 white. In moist open places. Newfoundland to Virginia, and 

 westward. August. Fig. 844. 



845. Pearly Everlasting. Anaphalis margaritacea. One of 

 the commonest and certainly the most showy of the Ever- 

 lastings. Stems 1-3 ft. high, the plant pearly white-hairy. 



