308 THE COMPOSITE FAMILY. 



9. Broad-leaved Senecio. Senecio saracenicus, Linn. 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 2211.) 



An erect perennial, nearly allied to the fen S., but glabrous or nearly so, 

 and not usually so tall. Leaves bi'oadly or narrowly lanceolate, and more 

 regidarly toothed. Flower-heads much more numerous, and smaller than 

 in the Jen S., iu a compact corymb. Involucres cylindrical or ovoid, with, 

 seldom more than 6 or 7 florets to the ray. 



In woods and shady places, almost all over the continent of Europe, ex- 

 tending in Russian Asia to the Arctic regions, although not found in Scan- 

 dinavia. Very local in Britain, and chiefly in moist meadows and pas- 

 tures in various parts of England, possibly escaped from gardens where it 

 has been sometimes cidtivated. In Ireland, in woods near Bantry. FL 

 summer. 



10. Marsh Senecio. Senecio palustris, DC. 



{Cineraria, Eng. Bot. t. 151.) 



An erect and nearly simple annual or biennial, often covered with a loose, 

 grey down, not cottony as in ihe field S. Stem hoUow, 1 to 2 feet high. Leaves 

 lanceolate, sinuate and coarsely toothed or nearly entire. Flower-heads in 

 a dense termiaal corymb, approaching to an umbel. Involucral bracts aU 

 equal, without any small outer ones. Florets of the ray about 20, yellow. 

 Achenes glabrous, strongly ribbed, with a copious, silky pappus more than 

 twice as long as the involucre. 



In wet, muddy places, in northern Europe and Asia, from the Arctic 

 regions to Picardy, the Netherlands, and central Germany. Hare in Bri- 

 tain, and apx^arently conflned to the eastern counties of England. Fl. 

 summer. 



11. Field Senecio. Senecio campestris, DC. 



{Cineraria integrifolia, Eng. Bot. t. 152.) 

 Eootstock short and thick, or slightly creeping. Stem erect, simple, 

 from a few mches to 1 or 2 feet high. Radical leaves stalked, oblong or 

 Ofate, those of the stem longer and narrower, upper ones few and.distant, 

 all entire or toothed, with a loose, cottony wool on the under side, as also 

 on the stems, especially in open, dry situations. Flower-heads like those 

 of the marsh S., but only few together, in a small terminal corymb or 

 rather umbel^ the peduncles starting from nearly the same point. Achenes 

 downy, with scarcely prominent ribs, and a shorter pappus than in the 

 marsh S. 



In meadows and pastures, in most of the mountain-ranges of Europe and 

 Russian Asia to the Ai'ctic regions. In Britain, limited to a few stations 

 on the chalky downs of the central and southern counties of England, and 

 to the maritime rocks near Holyhead. Fl. summer. 



XVin. DORONZC. DORONICUM. 



Herbs, with perennial, often creeping stocks, long-stalked, broad radical 

 leaves, and erect flower-stems, bearing a few undivided, alternate leaves, and 

 one, or but few, rather large, yellow, radiating flower-heads. Involucres 

 hemispherical, with linear bracts of equal length. Achenes and florets of 

 Senecio, except that the achenes of the ray have no pappus. 



