LXXXVll. 



SOLID AGO VIRGAUREA. 



Common Golden-Rod. 



Class XIX. Syngenesia.— Oy<^6^r II. 



SUPERFLUA. 

 Nat. Ord. Composite. 



POLYGAMIA 



Gen. Char. Involucre closely imbricated, its scales 

 contiivent. Receptacle naked. Florets of the ray about 

 five (yellow). Pappus simple, sessile. 



Spec. Char. Cauline leaves lanceolate ; lower ones 

 elliptical. Racemes panicled, erect, crowded. 



Latin 



French .... 



Italian 



Spanish . . . 

 Portuguese. 

 German . . . 

 Dutch .... 

 Bohemian... 



Russ 



Japanese . . 



SYNONYMES. 



Virga aurea latitblia serrata. Bauh. Pin. 268. 

 Virga aurea Arnoldi Villanovi. Ger. Em. 430. 

 Virga aurea, &c. Rait Syn. I77. 

 Virga aui-ea serratis foliis. Park. Theatr. 512. 

 Solidago Saracenica. Dod. Pempt. 141. 

 Solidago Virgaurea. Lin. Sp. PI. 1235. Eng. Fl. iii. 

 - 438. ^ra^;. J?o^ t.301. 

 Verge d'or. 

 Verga d'oro. 

 Vara de oro. 

 Vara d'oiro. 



Goldruthe ; Heidenwundkraut. 

 Guldroede. 

 Swalnjk prostrednj. 

 Solotoschnik. 

 Seubli. 



Description.— The root is perennial, consisting of long sim- 

 ple fibres. The stem is leafy, angular, striated, rough, some- 



