290 SYNGENESIA — /T.OUALIS. [Lacluca. 



G. HvpocH(ERis. Linti. Cat's-car. 



1. H. f/hibra, L. {smooth Cat's-ear) ; nearly glabrous, invo- 

 lucre oblotig regularly imbricated, stem branched somewhat 

 leafy, radical leaves dentato-sinuate. E. Bat. t. 575. 



Fields and gravelly soils in many places, but not very common. Fl. 

 July, Aug. . — A foot or more high. Leaves oblong, slightly hairy. 

 Flowers small, yellow. Pappus of the cenixA florets stalked, that of 

 the circumference sessile. 



2. H. maciddta, L. {spotted Cafs-ear') ; stem almost leafless 

 solitary, leaves obovato-oblong undivided toothed (spotted 

 above.) E. Bot. t. 225. — Achyrophorus, Gcei^t. — DC. 



In open chalky and limestone pastures. Ormeshead, N. Wales. Dry 

 woods, east of Forfar. Fl. inXj. If.. — Leaves almost all radical, sca- 

 brous. Stetn or scaj)e with one, or rarely 3 — 5, large, deep yellow 

 floivers, and 2 or 3 small lanceolate scales or bracteas, and, as well as tlie 

 involucre, slightly hispid. 



3. H.radicdta, L. (long-rooted Cat's-ear) ; stem branched leaf- 

 less glabrous, peduncles with small scales, leaves runcinate obtuse 

 scabrous. E. Bot. t. 831. — Achyrophorus, Gcert. — DC. 



Meadows, pastures and way-sides, frequent. Fl. July. If. — Leaves 

 all radical, spreading. Stem 1 ft. or more high. Peduncles a little thick- 

 ened upward. Flowers rather large, yellow. Pappus stalked \i\fr. 



7. Lactuca. Linn. Lettuce. 



1. li.virosa, L. {strong-scented Lettuce) ; leaves patent oblong 

 toothed two-eared and amplexicaul at the base, their keel prick- 

 ly, flowers panicled. E. Bot. t. 1957. 



Banks and way-sides, especially in a chalky soil. Rare in Scotland ; 

 about Edinb.,Dunkeld, Coldstream, Melrose, and Stirling Castle, i^/. Aug. 

 ^ . — Stems 3 — 4 feet high, erect, prickly, with distant leaves. Root- 

 leaves obovate, numerous. — The plant abounds with a milky and narco- 

 tic juice, which has been considered by some as a gentle and safe opiate. 

 Flowers small, yellow. 



2. L. Scariola, L. (prickly Lettuce); leaves neai-ly upright lan- 

 ceolato-sagittate sinuated and ciliato-dentate, the keel prickly, 

 panicle leafy. E. Bot. t. 268. 



Waste ground in Cambridgeshire. Southend, Essex ; and (formerly) 

 near Islington. Fl. Aug. !/[. — Of milder quality and paler colour than 

 the last, with more upright branches and leaves. The garden Lettuce 

 is L. sativa, L., not a native. 



3. L. saligna, L. (least Lettuce) ; root-leaves lanceolate with 

 few teeth, cauline ones linear-lanceolate entire sagittate, flowers 

 lateral with small floral leaves. E. Bot. t. 707. 



Chalky waste ground, near salt-marshes in the south-east of England. 

 Fl. Aug. S • — Whoh phmt slender; branches twiggy ; the smaWfloweis 

 may be said to be almost spicate. 



4. L. murdlis. Less. (Ivy -leaved Lettuce); florets 5, leaves lyra- 

 to-pinnatifid and toothed the terminal lobe angled, panicle with 

 divaricated branches. Prenanthes, L. — E. Bot. t. 457. 



On old walls and in woods. Fl. July. If. — Stem 2 feet high, pani- 

 cled above. Flowers small, yellow. 



