96 Belenium autumnale. 



works of Linnaeus, however, the purer termination of Helenium is 

 adopted. The species arc only three in number, of which the pre- 

 sent is the most common throughout the United Sti.tes. The 

 whole plant is intensely bitter, and possesses besides its bitterness, 

 other medicinal properties which will be particularly detailed in 

 another work. 



The Figure represents a flowering specimen, the size of nature. 



