74 CALTCIFLOEJi:. 



heads in a close corymb ; outer florets bluish- purple, inner florets 

 yellow. Banks of the Dart, near Sharpham. (E. B. t. 87.) P. 



SOLIDAGO. GOLDEN-EOD. 



S. Virgaurea (common 6r.) In woods and thickets. Plant 

 from 6 inches to 2 feet or more high ; stem upright, rigid, gene- 

 rally slightly downy. Lower leaves stalked, ovate, ending in a 

 point, slightly serrate : stem-leaves lanceolate, tapering towards 

 the stem, but not stalked. Flower-heads in a crowded panicle ; 

 florets bright yellow, outer ones radiating. Park Hill, near the 

 Quarry. Warberry Hill. Petit Tor. (E. B. t. 301.) P. YII.-IX. 



SENEOIO. GROUNDSEL, RAGWORT, FLEAWOKT. 



1. S. vulgaris (common Groundsel.} By sides of roads, in 

 fields and waste grounds. From 3 or 4 inches to more than a foot 

 high. Leaves half clasping the stem, pinnatifid, and unevenly 

 toothed. Flower-heads in a loose corymb, small, with minute 

 yellow florets. Abundant. (E. B. t. 747.) A. i.-xn. 



2. S. sylvaticus (mountain G} On dry banks, in waste 

 places and outskirts of woods. A taller and weaker plant than 

 the last, slightly downy ; leaves sometimes clasping and auricled 

 at the base. Flower-heads corymbose ; florets small and yellow. 

 Meadfoot. Hope's Nose, near the raised beach. (E. B. t. 748.) 

 A. YII.-IX. 



3. S. tenuiflorus (hoary Ragwort} Under hedges and by 

 roadsides. Stem erect, about 2 feet high, slightly cottony ; leaves 

 pinnatifid ; segments narrow, clasping, downy and white on their 

 under surface ; lower leaves stalked. Flower-heads numerous, 

 in a loose cluster ; florets yellow, outer ray broad and spreading. 

 Upton. Marychurch. Senecio eruccefolius> Bab. (E. B. t. 574.) 

 P. vn. Tin. 



4. S. Jacobsea (common R} Waste grounds, pastures, and 

 roadsides. Stem erect, branched, from 2 to 3 feet high, leafy. 

 Lower leaves stalked, of a long-oval shape, lyrate ; upper leaves 

 twice pinnatifid, sessile, with oblong deeply- toothed segments. 

 Heads of flowers large, in upright corymbs, golden-yellow, with 

 an outer ray of spreading florets. Very plentiful everywhere. 

 (E. B. t. 1130.) P. YII.-IX. 



5. S. aquaticus (marsh 72.) In marshy places and by rivers 

 and ditches. Stem from 1 to 4 feet high, branched in its upper 



