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Sarrichia Arborescens, D. C. ( seasicle -marigold. ) , Au -erect^ 

 brittle, succulent maritime shrub, three to four feel high. 

 Leaves flesliy, three to four inches long, entire, tapering and 

 embracing the stem with their united base — some smooth and 

 shining green,- some hoar3- 'and gr^y,.both being an the same 

 •plant. Flower-heads -a bright yellow, one and a half inch 

 across, not unlike the garden Dutch marigold. Common on 

 seaside rocks. May to September. 



Baccharis Heterophilla. " H. E. K. (dogbush.)' An erect 

 bushy shrub j four to six, feet high, with smooth angular 

 branches. Leaves leathery , two to three inches long, smooth 

 and shining. Flower-heads on tietminal branchlets, with a 

 ■whitish coveilng over flowers which'ar'ea, browTnish-white, one- 

 third inch in, diameter. "Very common' in andaround^marshes. 

 It is used as one of the decorations for houses^alnd churches at 

 Christmas, as is has the property of keeping green and or- 

 namental for weeks. November to March. 



Solidago Sempervirens. Linn, (golden rod.) An erect 

 plant with smooth purplish ,stem two to four feet high; leaves 

 lance-shaped; acute at both ends, one to two inches wide, 

 .smooth, entire, rather fleshy, and bushy below flower-head. 

 -The root -leaves on long stalks; flower-heads one-sided, com- 

 pact, nodding. Flo.wers, golden yellow in long tassel. Com- 

 mon, mostly in damp or shady spots. Perennial. Summer 

 months. 



Solidago Mexicano. H. B. (golden rod. ) Very closely re- 

 sembling the preceding, but is more stunted in growth, and 

 sturdy. It frequetits high and dry ground, old quarriesand 

 rocky bluffs Perennial. Autumn. 



Erigeron Canad.ensis. Lin.n. (fleabane. ); , An erect plan,t 

 with wiry stem, one to three feet high; much branched above; 

 rough, hairy and furrowed. Leaves two to three inches long, 

 quarter of an inch wide, lanceolate. Flower-heids-' small, in 

 bunches with insignificant florets. 'Flbwers white,': one' sixth 

 of an inch across. A troublesome weed, and common in culti- 

 vated ground an'd on waysides. May to August. Annual. 



Erigeron Pusillus. (fleabane.) Tl\is geejiis to be only a 



