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ORDER 2. SUPERFLUA. 



Florets of the centre tubular, and bearing Stamens and Pointals. 

 Florets of the edge strap -shaped, and bearing Pointals only. 



COLT'S-FOOT, (Tussilayo.) Calyx single; crown single, like 



hairs. 



GROUNDSEL, (Senecio.) Calyx double; crown single, like hairs. 

 FLEABANE, (Pulicaria.) Calyx tiled ; crown double, like hairs. 

 DAISY, (Bellis.) Calyx single ; crown none. 

 OX-EYE, (Chrysanthemum.) Calyx tiled, its leaves bordered ; 



crown none. 

 FEVERFEW, (Pyrethrum.) Calyx tiled, its leaves bordered ; 



crown a skin-like border ; receptacle naked. 

 MAYWEED, (Matricaria.) Calyx tiled, its leaves not bordered, 



blunt ; crown none ; receptacle naked. 

 CHAMOMILE, (Anthemis.) Calyx tiled, its leaves bordered ; 



crown none, or else a border ; receptacle convex, chaffy. 

 YARROW, (Achillea.) Calyx tiled, its leaves not bordered ; 



receptacle flat, chaffy ; crown none. 



Order 3. FRUSTRANE&. 



Florets of the centre with both Stamens and Pointals those of 



the edge with neither, or with Stamens only. All the 



Florets tube-shaped. 



KNAPWEED (Centaurea.) Calyx tiled; crown none, or else 

 hairy ; receptacle chaffy. 



GOATS-BEARD. TRAGOPOGON. 



YELLOW GOAT'S-BEARD. Tragopogon pratensis. 



Plate 12, fig. 3. 



In meadows and pastures, an upright plant, with long, 

 pointed, grass-like leaves. Calyx also long and pointed at 

 first longer than the corolla, but afterwards the corolla is the 

 longer. Flowers yellow, opening as early as four o'clock in 

 the morning, and closing again just before twelve. Thus it 

 has got the name of " John go to bed at noon," and the farmer's 

 boys of some parts of the country, knowing this, regulate their 



