A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



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This section of the Daisy Family, because it has only 

 ray flowers and almost universally a milky juice is often 

 separated as the Chicory Family or Cichoriaceae. There are 

 many species in the group, the Chickory, Lettuce, Endive, 

 and Dandelion, being familiar examples. Those included here 

 may be separated thus: 



Flower heads mostly }i in. wide or less, often much less 



no. 915 



Flower heads commonly i in. wide or more, often much more 

 Flowers blue or purple 

 Flowers blue, the heads mostly solitary or a few in stalkless 



clusters along the stem , Chickory no. 909 



Flowers purple, the heads long stalked... .Oyster Plant no. 910 

 Flowers yellow or orange 



Plant 2-6 ft. high, with an obvious leafy stem 



Sow-thistle no. 91 1 



Plants lower ; leaves nearly all basal 

 Flowers orange, the heads about 2 in. wide. .Cynthia no. 912 

 Flowers yellow 



Plant annual ; flower heads about i in. wide 



Krigia no. 913 



Plant perennial; flower heads about 1I/2-2 in. wide 



Dandelion no. 914 



909. Chicory. Cichorium Intybus. A stiflf, slightly zig-zag 

 perennial, 1-3 ft. high, the stem slightly hairy and much 

 branched. Basal leaves mostly on the ground, much divided, 

 long stalked, and the upper stem leaves very much smaller, 

 stalkless and stem-clasping. Flowers usually blue, rarely pur- 

 ple or white, the heads few in stalkless clusters along the 



