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886. Coltsfoot. Tussilago Farfara. One of the earliest flow- 

 ering of the Daisy Family with bright yellow solitary heads 

 at the end of a scaly stalk. Leaves unfolding later, nearly 

 round, angular margined, 33^-7 in. broad, green above, white 

 woolly beneath. In waste places. Nova Scotia to New York, 

 and westward. Native of Europe. Early May. Fig. 886. ^1,02^ 



887. Plants with the leaves present at flowering time. 

 Center of the flower head essentially flat or slightly convex .. 



no. 892 



Center of the flower head conspicuously cone-like, brownish 



Leaves opposite False Sunflower no. 888 



Leaves alternate 

 Leaves deeply cut or divided .... Tall Cone-flower no. 889 

 Leaves not cut or divided 



Plants 1-3 ft. tall, rough-hairy 



Black-eyed Susan no. 890 



Plants 2-6 ft. tall, scarcely hairy .... Sneeze weed no. 891 



888. False Sunflower. Hcliopsis helianthoidcs. A smooth- 

 stemmed branching perennial, 3-5 ft. high. Leaves in rather 

 conspicuously opposite pairs, rarely in 3's, oval or lance- 

 oval, toothed, narrowed towards the base, prominently 3- 

 veined. Flowers yellow, the heads about 2 in. wide, the cen- 

 ter cone-like. In dry open places, Ontario to Florida, and 

 westward. 'August. Fig. 888. A related species, H. scahra, 



