CHICORY FAMILY. ClcorlacesLC. 



southern California, blooming in summer and autumn. 



An attractive little desert plant, about 

 Desert Dandelion . 1f . , ._. , . ,. . , 



Malacothrix ^ ve mcnes ta " W1 ^" Stlffish, pale bluish- 



Fendleri green leaves, forming a rosette, and pretty, 



Yellow very pale yellow flowers, nearly an inch 



*j> prmg across, like a delicate sort of Dandelion. 



It is a near relation of the common Dan- 

 delion and blooms early in the spring. 



This is the common Salsify, the root of 

 Salsify, Oyster w hi c h is used as a vegetable. Itisnatural- 



Tragopbgon ^ ze< ^ ^ rom Eur P e an d is new quite 



porrifolius common in the West as a "stray" and 



Purple also in the East. It has a smooth, stout, 



Cr hollow seem, from two to over four feet 

 tall, rather dark green, smooth leaves, 

 clasping at base, and handsome flowers from two to four 

 inches across, which are a very peculiar shade of reddish- 

 purple, not usually seen in flowers. They open early in 

 the morning, closing by midday and fading almost im- 

 mediately when picked, and may be seen growing along 

 the edges of fields and just outside garden fences where 

 they are often quite conspicuous. This plant has many 

 common names, such as Jerusalem Star, Nap-at-noon, and 

 Vegetable Oyster. 



A straggling desert plant, from a few 



Desert Chicory inches to a f(X)t and ft half hi h with 

 Nemostns Neo- < . , - 



Mexichna smooth branching stems and smooth, very 



(Rafinesquia) pale bluish-green leaves, rather thick in 

 White texture. The pretty flowers are from one 



Spring ^ WO j nc h es across, white, tinged with 



Ariz., New Mer. ' / fe 



pink or cream-color and a little yellow in 



the middle, often striped with magenta on the outside, and 

 the bracts of the involucre tinged with pink and bordered 

 with white. N. Calif ornica is a branching plant, from one 

 to five feet tall, with a stout stem and smooth oblcng 

 leaves, lobed, toothed, or almost toothless, and quite 

 pretty flowers at the ends of the branches. They are about 

 an inch across, white, often tinged with magenta on the 

 outside. This grows in California and Oregon, usually in 

 shady or moist places. 



There are several kinds of Cichorium, natives of the Old 

 World. The name is from the Arabic. 

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