182 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
a large amount of potash, and it would shaped be found a very 
exattig crop. Fowls are very fond of the fruit, or seeds, as the a Soe 
usually called. 
12, ACTINO’MERIS, Nutt. Acrrinomeris. 
[Greek, aktin, a ray, and meris, a part ; the rays being sometimes few or irregular.] 
hg many - flowered ; 
ing Perera herbs with 
rate feather Pk 
ng to 
1 voluc 
the outer linear-spatu- 
late, reflexed ; rays 4- 
10, irregular. 
SquarrosE AcTINOMERIS. 
Stem 4-8 feet bigh, smooth 
cone Leaves a r more 
stn epee broadly wing: 
; receptacle globular, 
a and feeds States, 
September. 
Fig, 123. Flowers of Actinomeris squarrosa. 124, floret, the akene with a 
™ 8q . A separate , the ak $ 
as 
