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where it sellecta grass ee beginning es flower in June, and continuing 
until the frost. The flowers much resemble those of the Dandelion. 
Varies with the leaves, more or less hisp id. 
30. TRAGOPO’GON, Tournef. Saxstry. 
(Greek, Tragos, a goat, and Pogon, a beard ; in allusion to the pappus.] 
lateral areola at base, scabrous, irae: in a long contin beak. 
‘appus in rips series ie plumose except the 5 outer ones, which 
1. T. por doin i Glabrous ; leaves lance-linear, acuminate, very 
entire ; rani neles somewhat obconical, fistular ; scales of the involucre 
about 8, lanceolate, eae onger than t the flor ets. 
Leek-LEAveD Tracopogoy. Oyster-plant. Salsify. 
Fr. Salsifis. Germ. Der Bock-bart. Span. Barba cabruna. 
Plant Enea te and somewhat glaucous. biennial ? — ual DC), fleshy and fusi- 
form 3-4 or 5 feet high, sparingly an Boy somewhat dic ppg red branched. Leaves 
6- 12 or gy inches long, ovately dilated at base, and tapering toa long narrow acumina- 
tion, keeled, sessile and semi-amplexicaul, a dietscineaia. rminal, on en- 
larged clavate hollow peduncles. Flores violet-purple with a fuscous amas ” Akenes 
lance-oblong, striate-suleate, scabrous, tapering ale smooth slender beak, about an inch 
ength, and supporting t the e pappus at summit. 
Gardens : cultivated. Native of Europe. Fl. June. Fr. July. 
# ieeey cultivated for its fleshy root—which, when 
__ Obs. This 
Properly cooked, has something of the flavor of fried Oysters; whence ~ 
of names. 
its common 
31. TARAX’ACUM, Haller. Danpstiov. 
(Greek, Turasso, to stir or disturb ; in allusion to its supposed active properties.] 
leads many-flowered. Involucre asin the outer scales small, 
appressed, spreading or reflexed—the r ones Ab § in a single series. 
ves oblong, striate-ribbed or mitcl. Edntiittedy muricate ‘in the ribs, 
n i up) into a 
- T. Densteo Teg Leaves lance-oblong, unequally 
runcinate, gars ies sets dentate slapd 
involucre not corniculate at apex, the outer ones re 
Lion-roorn Taraxacum. 
lion. 
Fr. Dent de Lion. Germ. Der Loewenzahn. Span. Amargon. — 
Plant at first somewhat pubescent, at length smooth. Root porennial. Tsoves 410 08 
12 inches long. — smartest esa eet : 
