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XIMENESIA, Cav. Ic. 2, 60, «. 178. 

 ■ 15. X EucELLOiDES, Ic. 2, 60, «. 178; DC. Prod. 5,621. — 

 Native of Mexico, annual, with showy yellow flowers, and ovate 

 oblong, toothed leaves. Raised from seed received via Calcutta. 



16. Sanvitalia Procumbens, DC. Prod. 5, 628. — Annual; 

 native of Mexico, with ovate, 3-nerved leaves, and small flowers 

 having a dark, centre, and bright yellow rays. Dapoorie, not 

 common. 



17. Flavieea CoNTnAYERVA, Ex. Prod. 418, No. 2571.— 

 Native of South America ; annual, with 3-nerved leaves, having 

 spinous edges, 'and midrib, dense heads of small yellow flowers ; 

 is medicinal ; raised from seed received from Pisa. In garden 

 Hewra, and runs wild on the adjacent slopes. 



MELAMPODIUM, Linn. Gen. No. 989; DC. Prod. 5, 517. 



18. M Paludosam, Endlich. No. 402. — Annual; native of 

 America, having opposite broad-lanceolate, serrate leaves, and 

 small flowers on erect peduncles ; flower of a deep yellow in the 

 centre and rays. 



EUPATORIUM, Tourn., Mit. 455; Vahl. Symb. 3, t. 72 

 and 73. 



19. E Ayapana, DC. Prod. 5, p 169. — Native of America and 

 Asia Minor; a herbaceous plant, now common in Indian gardens; 

 the leaves are a good bitter, according to Dr. Lush, and used as a 

 substitute for Tea in the Isle of France; flowers of a slaty blue. 



HELIANTHUS, Syngenesia Polygamia Frustranea. From 

 helios, the sun ; anthox, a flower. 'I'he common Sun Flower ; 

 frequent in gardens, both Native and European. Roxb. Fl. 3, 

 p 443. 



20. H. TuBEROSus, Spr. syst. 3, p616; Jacq. Vind. 2, t. 161. — 

 " Jerusalem Artichoke." Commonly cultivated in gardens. The 

 root is one of the best of vegetables. 



DAHLIA, Cav., Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. Named after 

 Dahl, a Sweedish Botanist, and Pu|)il of Linnaeus. 



21. D Variabilis, DC. Prorf. 5, p 494; Spr. syst.Z, p6lO; 

 Cav. Ic. 1, t. 80, and 3, t. 265. — The well-known Dahlia, the 

 most beautiful flower in all the Compositse. The varieties are 

 numerous. 



CALIOPSIS, DC, Syngenesia Polygamia Frustranea. From 

 hales, fair; opsis, sight; in allusion to the eye-like beauty to the 

 flowers. 



22. C TiNCTORiA, DC. Prod. 5, 568. — A pretty annual, with 

 flowers having long yellow rays, and purple capitula. C bicolor is 

 a still more showy variety. 



