Carduaceae 315 



involucre oblong, nearly J of an inch high; 

 bracts lanceolate, green with brown trans- 

 lucent borders; rays 4-5, white, broadly 

 obovate, notched and spreading, about the 

 length of the involucre. 



Open ground, slopes and meadows through- 

 out the region ; flowering during July. 



Smooth, simple, 1-3 feet high, 



Chrysan- often tufted, the branches nearly 



erect. Leaves smooth, the basal 



leucan- 



themum L. oblong or spatulate, coarsely 



Ox-eye dentate or incised, narrowed 



Daisy. j n ^ o long, slender petioles ; stem- 



leaves mostlv sessile or partly 



Daisy. 



clasping, 1-3 inches long, linear, 

 pinnately-incised or toothed, the uppermost 

 small, nearly entire. Heads few or solitary, 

 1-2 inches broad on long naked peduncles, 

 rays 20-30, white and spreading; disc flat, 

 bright yellow, bracts of the involucre lanceo- 

 late or obtuse, smooth with translucent 

 margins. 



In open ground throughout the region; 

 flowering during July. 



