182 45. COMPOSITE. 



(8.) 5. Ebigeeon. Fl. ofruy fem., ligulate, in many rmos\ 

 of the disk mostly perfect, tubular. Receptacle naked. 

 Phvll. imbricate. Pappus in many rows. Fr. compressed, 

 ■without a beak. 



(9.) 7. SoLiDASo. Pappus in 1 row. Fr. terete. (Fl. all 

 yellow.) Otherwise like Aster. 



** Anthers with 2 bristles at their base. 



t Meceptacle without scales. Fr. cylindrical or tetragonal, 



(10.) 9. Inula. Fl. of ray fem.., ligulate, rarely subtubular ; 

 of disk perfect, tubular. Receptacle naked. Phyll. im- 

 bricate in many rows. Papyrus hairlike, uniform, in 1 row. 



(11.) 10. PuLiCABiA. Phyll. laxly imbricate in few rows. 

 Pappus in 2 rows, outer short cuplike membranous toothed 

 rarely wanting, inner hairlike. Otherwise like Inula. 



tt Receptacle with out scales or scaly only at the margin. Fr. 

 cylindrical or compressed. Pappus hairlike. 



(12.) 12. Gnaphalium. Fl. all tubular; outev fem.: central 

 perfect. Receptacle flat, not scaly. Inv. hemispherical, 

 imbricate ; phyll. equalling the fl. but not intermixed with 

 them. — Oor. of the fem. fl. often inconspicuous. 



(1.3.) 11. FiLAGo. Outer fl. fem., filiform, in several rows; 

 ontermost ones intermired loith the inner phyllaries ; central fl. 

 few, perfect, tubular. Receptacle conical, scaly at the margin. 

 Inv. subcorneal, imbricate; phyll. lanceolate, longer than 

 the flowers. 



(14.) 13. Antbnnabia. Heads subdioecious. Male fl. tu- 

 bular; style almost simple; pappus clavate. Fem. fl. fili- 

 form. Receptacle convex, not scaly. Inv. hemispherical, 

 imbricate ; phyll. coloured at the end. 



B. Pappus 0, or membranous. 



t Receptacle without scales. Heads radiant. Fl. of the ray 

 fem., ligulate, in I row ; of the disk herm., tubular. 



(15.) 6. Bellis. Phyll. in 2 rows, equal, blunt. Receptacle 

 conical. Fr. compressed. Pappus 0. 



(16.) 17. Ghbysanthdmum:. Receptacle flat or concave. 

 Fr. of dish terete, without wings ; of the ray slightly an- 

 gular or somewhat winged. Pappus or of 3 minute teeth. 



(] 7.) 16. Mathicaeia. Receptacle at length conical. Fr. 



