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ish-green, clothed with silky down ; flower-heads yellow, 

 and nodding. Grows about four feet high among rub- 

 bish, rocks, and by road-sides. Has an aromatic odor, 

 but the whole plant is proverbially bitter and of power- 

 ful medicinal qualities as a tonic, stomachic vermifuge, 

 etc. 2. Terragon (A. Dracunculus), used for salad, 

 pickles, seasoning soup, Southern Wood (A. abrotanum), 

 and Mugwort (A. vulgaris) belong to this family. De- 

 dicated to Diana (Artemis) of the Greeks. 



Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis). Stem upright, 

 rough-haired ; leaves spatulate ; flowers large, yellow. 

 Native of Europe. Found in vineyards, but, being a 

 handsome plant, is cultivated in gardens. Odor unplea- 

 sant ; taste bitter. O- Asters, Chrysanthemum-like 

 Bidens, Spanish Needles, Beggarticks, etc., belong to 

 this race. 



The Daisy (Bellis perennis), Tourne. Stem naked, 

 and single flowering leaves numerous and spatulate, 

 spreading from the root. Blooms amid grass ; common 

 in Ireland, but cultivated as a garden flower in many 

 places. The Germans call it Goose Flower. 2. 



THIRTY-NINTH FAMILY. VACCINIA. (Class 8, L.) 



The Common or Dwarf Huckleberry (Vaccinum 

 myrtillis), Sugar Blueberry is a small shrubby plant, 

 branches green, more or less angular ; leaves oval yel- 

 lowish, mostly evergreen. Flowers pale red ; berries 

 dark blue. Found everywhere in the woods of Northern 

 Europe, Asia, and America. Resembles the box or 

 checkerberry. Berries much admired for their sub-acid, 

 agreeable taste, are used as fresh fruit, dried, or to color 

 wine. Considered wholesome and medicinal. 2. 



Cranberry, Red Billberry (Vaccinum vitis idsea). 

 Also a small shrub, resembling the above described. 



