CL. XIX.J SYNGENESIA POLYGAMTA STJPEKFLTJA. 327 



zag, purple at the lower part, downy above, terminating in a leafy, 

 generally compound cluster of small yellow flowers. Perennial : 

 flowers in July and August : grows in woods, rocky places, by 

 rivers, and upland pastures : common. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 301. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 438. 1199. 



33. I'NULA. FLEA-BANE. 



Common calyx hemispherical, imbricated, with the scales 

 spreading at the points. Compound corolla rayed ; florets of 

 the disk very numerous, perfect, tubular, with five equal, erect 

 or spreading segments ; those of the ray numerous, strap- 

 shaped, linear, three-toothed, without stamens. Filaments 

 thread-shaped, short ; anthers united into a cylindrical tube, 

 with five acute teeth above, and ten straight bristles at the base. 

 Germens oblong. Style thread-shaped, cleft ; stigmas spread- 

 ing, oblong. Seed linear, four-cornered ; seed-down simple, 

 sessile. Receptacle nearly flat, naked or slightly scaly. Name, 

 doubtful. 398. 



1. I. HeUnium. Elecampane. Leaves egg-shaped, serrate, rug- 

 ged, embracing the stem, downy beneath; calyx egg-shaped, 



leafy. Koot thick, branched : stem three feet high, furrowed, 



branched and downy above : root-leaves stalked : flowers solitary, 

 terminal, large, bright-yellow. Infusion of the fresh root, sweet- 

 ened with honey, is esteemed good for promoting expectoration. 

 Perennial : flowers in July and August : grows in moist meadows 

 and pastures : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. xxii. pi. 1546. Eng. Fl. vol. 

 iii. p. 440. 1200. 



2. I. dysenterica. Common Flea-bane. Leaves oblong, heart- 

 shaped at the base, and embracing the stem, downy ; stem woolly, 



panicled ; scales of the calyx bristle-shaped. Root creeping : 



stem a foot high or more, corymbose above, with large yellow 

 flowers. It has a peculiar aromatic scent, and is asserted by Lin- 

 naeus to have cured the Russian army under General Keith, of dy- 

 sentery. Perennial: flowers in August : grows in moist meadows 

 and pastures, and by the sides of brooks and ditches : rare in Scot- 

 land. Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1115. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 441. 1201. 



3. /, pulicdria. Small Flea-bane. Leaves narrow, lance-shaped, 

 embracing the stem, waved ; stem much branched, hairy ; flowers 



hemispherical, with very short rays. Stem about eight inches 



high, corymbose, purplish : leaves scattered, recurved : flowers 

 solitary, terminal, pale-yellow : receptacle with a few short hairs. 

 Annual : flowers in September : grows in moist places, where 

 water has stood during winter : not common. Eng. Bot. vol. xvii. 

 pi. 1196. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 441. 1202. 



4. /. crithmoides. Samphire-leaved Flea-bane. Leaves linear, 



fleshy, generally three-pointed. Stem a foot high, with a few 



terminal yellow flowers. Perennial : flowers in August : grows 

 in wet ground on the coast : rare. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 68. Eng. Fl. 

 vol. iii. p. 442. 1203. 



34. CINERA'RIA. FLEA-WORT. 



Common calyx simple, cylindrical, of numerous, equal, per- 

 manent scales. Compound corolla rayed ; florets of the disk 

 numerous, perfect, tubular, with five equal, erect segments ; 



