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Atractylis ovata, Thunb. — Banks. — 12 in. ; flowers dirty- 

 white, Sept. ; leaves ovate, sometimes lobed, with 



spiny margins. 

 Cnicus japonieus, Maxim. — Banks. — 25 in.; stout; 



flowers purple. — "Japanese Thistle." 

 Cnicus arvensis, L. — Fields. — A weed, not so spiny, 



9 in. ; flowers pinkish-purple.— " Field Thistle." 

 Saussurea affinis. Spring. — Fields. — A weed, 18 in. ; 



flowers pink; leaves pinnately lobed. 

 Saussurea pectinata, Bge. — Banks. — Flowers purple, 



Aug. ; leaves pectinate. 

 Saussurea japonica, DC. — Banks. — Flowers purple, 



smaller; leaves pinnatifld. 

 Gerbera anandria, Sch-Bip. — Banks. — Spring form 



4 in. ; fall form 18 in. ; white-woolly; flowers white or 



yellowish, tinged with purple in spring; leaves basal, 



runcinate-pinnatifid. 

 Picris hieracoides, L. — Lotus Hills. — 20 in. ; flowers 



yellow ; stem rough with hooked bristles. "Ox-tongue. 

 Hieraceum Krameri, Fr. and Sav. ? — Margin of pond. 



— 17 in.; — flowers light yellow; leaves linear. — 



"Hawkweed". 

 Hypochoeris grandiflora, Ledeb. — Banks. — 8 in. ; flowers 



bright orange, large; leaves denticulate. 

 Taraxacum officinale. Weber. — The common "Dande- 

 lion ". 

 Lactuca denticulata, Maxim. — Banks. — Low, 10 in. ; 



flowers yellow; leaves denticulate. 

 Lactuca versicolor, Sch-Bip. — Fields. — A weed, 3-7 



in. ; flowers white or yellow; leaves various. 

 Lactuca repens, Maxim, — Loose sand. — Flowers bright 



yellow; leaves ternately lobed, from long horizontal 



rootstocks. — " Creeping Lettuce. 

 Lactuca ? — Sand flats — Flowers light 



blue. 

 Sonchus lactucoides, Bge. ? — Sand flats, etc. — 24 in. ; 



flowers light yellow; leaves runcinate-pinnatifid. 

 Scorzonera albicaulis, Bge. — Fields. — White-woolly ; 



flowers dirty white; leaves linear; seeds large. 

 Scorzonera macrosperma, Turcz. — Banks. — Flowers 



dandelion-yellow. May. 

 Scorzonera mongolica, Maxim. — Saline sand flats. — 



Decumbent; flowers light yellow; leaves linear. 



Campanulaceae. Bluebell Family. 



Platycodon grandiflorus, A. DC. — Banks. — Erect. 14 

 in.; flowers deep blue, 1\ in. wide; leaves sessile. 



