SINO-MONGOLIAN FRONTIER 
North China, and also in the more fertile parts of 
Inner Mongolia. Daisies and Marguerites of all 
kinds occur, besides the Dandelion, Thistles of 
various kinds, the Burdock, the Sawwort, the 
Starwort, the Nipplewort, the Yarrow, Marigolds, 
Wild Chrysanthemums, and a number of species 
with inconspicuous flowers and strong scented 
leaves, which evidently belong to the same family 
as the Cudweed (Gnapholium) of our English 
marshes and fens. In the mountains of Shansi 
a large pink Daisy, which flowers in autumn, is 
very common, while the Michaelmas Daisy is also 
abundant. 
The Leguminosze are also well represented, 
Trefoils, Vetches and Clovers occurring in great 
variety in Mongolia, as well as in China proper. 
The Sanfoin also occurs, besides some varieties of 
leguminous shrub with fine pink blossoms. In 
the Chiao-ch’éng Shan of Western Shansi we 
encountered large patches of a small leguminous 
shrub with yellow blossoms and very formidable 
spines. Along the edges of the Ordos another 
spiny shrub belonging to this order forms almost 
the only herbage. 
Labiates are less common, though in this con- 
nexion it is interesting to note that, just as in 
Great Britain the Stinging Nettle (Urtica) is 
imitated in appearance by the Dead Nettle 
(Lamium), so in China the Stinging Nettle, which 
has a deeply lobed palmate leaf, is imitated by a 
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