Oedbb 70.— OOMPOSIT-S. 463 



4 C. diversifdlia Torr. & Gr. Plant not gkmcous; si. striate-angled ; lower his. 

 mate, obtuse, repand-toothed, upper 3 to 5-lobed, somewhat hastate; hds., ooiymba 

 and fls. as in the preceding (of ■which it seems to be a Tariety).— -Swamps along 

 the Chattahoochie, Pla. Plant 2 to 3f high. May. 



5 C. tuberosa Nutt. St. angular-sukate ; Ivs. oval or ovate, strongly 5 to 7- 

 veined, obtuse or subacute, entire or repand-denticulate, not glacous, lower ones 

 tapering into long petioles, upper ones on short petioles ; hds. in compound cor- 

 ymbs. — ^Marshes, W. States. St. 2 to Of high, branched above. Lvs. rather thick, 



3 to 7' long, % as wide, veins converging to the apex. Hds. oblong, 5-leaved and 

 5-flowered, white. May. — Jl. 



6 C. ovata Ell. St. terete; lvs. gtaucous heneaih, 3 to 5-veined, ovate and oval, 

 entire or undulate-margjned, contracted at base into petioles ; corymb fastigiate. — 

 Macon, Ga. (Mettauer), Ala., Fla., in moist woods. St. smooth, glaucous, 3 to 4f 

 high. Lower lvs. on long petioles, rather obtuse ; upper ones nearly sessile, 

 rather acute. Scales broad-linear, acute. Jl. — Aug. 



7 C. lanceolata Hutt. St. terete; lvs. glaucous beneath, 3-veined, lanceolate and 

 lance-linear, entire or with few sharp teeth, lower tapering to petioles, upper 

 sessile ; corymb simple. — "Wet grounds, Ga. Fla. St. 4= to 6f high. Lvs. below 



4 to 6' long, diminisliing upwards. Scales linear, acute. Aug., Sept. 



8 C. coccinea Curt. Tassel Floweb. Radical lvs. ovate-spatulate, cauline 

 amplexioaul crenate ; invol. ovate-cyhndric, scales linear, at length reflexed ; ach. 

 ciliate ; pappus in several row.s. — A pretty garden flower, native of the E. Ind., 

 &o. St. If or more high. Pis. bright scarlet. Jn. — Sept. A bed or patch sown 

 thickly makes a fine appearance. (Emilia sagittata, DO.) 



85. CINERARIA, Less. (Lat. cinereus, ash-colored ; for its soft, 

 white down.) — Hds. radiate ; rays pistillate ; invol. scales in one row, 

 scarious on the margin ; rocept. naked, flat ; ach. beakless, obcom- 

 pressed ; papp. capillary. — Greenhouse shrubs with mostly alternate 

 leaves. 



1 C. amelloides "Willd. Leaves opposite, ovate, smooth; peduncles each 

 bearing a single head with blue rays. — Shrubby, 2 to 3f high, f S. Africa. 



2 C. speoioaa Schrad. Lvs. alternate, reniform, denticulate, on inflated 

 petioles ; hds. in a simple raceme terminating the simple stem, with yellow rays. 

 — Shrub 4 to 6f high, f Siberia. 



3 discolor Willd. Lvs. alternate, ohlong-lanceolaie, acuminate, denticulate, 

 smooth, white beneath ; hds. corymbous, with yellow rays. — Shrub 3 to 4f high. 

 f Jamaica. 



4 C. lanata "Willd. Lvs. roundish, 7-angled, cordate, woolly beneath ; hds. 

 solitary on each peduncle ; rays white within, of a vivid purple outside. — f Ca- 

 naries. Very beautiful. 



5 C. populifolia H. K. Lvs. somewhat angular, cordate, downy beneath, the 

 petioles appendaged; hds. corymbous; rays red. — ^The florists have produced 

 many hybrids' of superior beauty ; as the Rosy Morn, Jenny Lind, Vicar of Wake- 

 field, <S;c. 



86. SENE'CIO, L. Groundsel. (Lat. semx, an old man ; the word 

 is synonymous with Erigeron.) Involucre of many equal scales or 

 invested with a few shorter ones at base ; flowers all tubular, ^ , or 

 usually radiate and rays $ ; receptacle not chaflFy ; pappus simple, cap- 

 illary and copious. — A vast genus embracing 600 species of herbs and 

 shrubs. Lvs. alternate. Fls. mostly yellow, exceeding the invol. 



§ Heads discoid. Eoot rvnnual ISfi. 1 



I Heads radiate.— Eadicnl leaves undivided. Achenia glahrous Nos. 2, S 



— Eadioalleaves undivided. Aolienia pubescent ; Niis. 4, 5 



— Kadical leaves divided, as well .-is tUo cauline Nos. 6—8 



1 S. vulgaris L. St. paniculate, erect, angular; lvs. sinuate-pinnatifld, dentate, 

 amplexicaul. — (J) A weed growing about houses, in waste grounds, rubbish, &c. 

 N. States. St. 18' high, leafy, branching, generally smooth. Lvs. alternate, thin, 



