204 45. coiiPosiTiE. 



B. Receptacle naked. Pappus like a crown, of many entire 

 broad scales. 



34. Aenos'eeis Oaert. Swine's Succory. 



1. A. pusil'la {Qa.eTt.j.—E. B. 95.— St. 3—8 in. high, swell- 

 ing and hollow upwards; leafless, with a minute bract at the 

 base of each branch. Bach branch overtopping its predecessor 

 and gTadually thickening up to the solitary small terminal head 

 of yellow flowers. Inv. conniveut over the fr. when its phyll. 

 become remarkably keeled. Receptacle honeycombed towards 

 the margins. Fr. small, obovate, attenuate below, 5-angied. 

 L. radical, oblong, toothed. — Gravelly and sandy fields, rare. 

 A. VI.— VIII. E. S. 



35. Cicho'eitim Linn. Succory. Chicory. 



1. C. In'tyhus (L.) ; lower 1. runcinate hispid on the keel, 

 upper 1. oblong or lanceolate clasping entire, heads axillary in 

 pairs nearly sessile. — E. B. 539. St. 6. 15. — St. 2 — 3 feet high, 

 bristly, alternately branched. Heads many, fl. bright blue, 

 handsome. Floral 1. lanceolate from a broad clasping base. — 

 Waste places on a gravelly or chalky soU.. P. VII. VIII. 



E. S. I. 



0. Receptacle scaly. Pappus feathery. 



36. Htpochce'bis Linn. Cat's-ear. 



* Pappus with an outer row of shorter bristles. 



1. H. glabra (L.) ; st. branched leafless glabrous, I. oblong, 

 inv. glabrous equalling the flowers. — E. B. 675. — St. 3 — 10 in. 

 high, scaly, each branch terminating in a small solitary head. 

 L. spreading in a circle on the ground, glabrous, except a few 

 scattered hairs. Outer row of fruits destitute of a beak ; the 

 rest with a long beak. — ^. S. Balbisii (Lois.) ; all the fi-uits 

 with long beaks. — Sandy and gravelly places. |8. In Kent and 

 Salop. A. VII. VIII. E. S. 



2. H. radicdta (L.) ; st. branched leafless glabrous, 1. runci- 

 nate blunt, inv. falling short of the flowers. — E. B. 831. — St. about 

 a foot high, scaly, each branch terminating in a rather large 

 solitary head. L. spreading upon the ground, rough. Stalks 

 slightly thickened beneath the heads. Fr. all beaked. — Waste 

 ground. P. ? VII. E. S. I. 



** Pappus in one row. AcHYKOPHOKtrs Scop. 



3. H. maciddta (L.) ; st. simple or slightly branched almost 

 leafless, 1. obovate-oblong undivided toothed pilose, phyU. bristly 



