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resemblance of the leaf to the shape of the base of a colt's foot ; 

 and, as the woolly leaves resemble those of a Poplar, called Far- 

 faruSj the specific name obtained. A single flower grows on a 

 short, leafless, scaly stalk ; leaves radical, broad and large ; blos- 

 soms early in the spring, before the leaves appear. A native of 

 Britain, naturalized in many places. Expectorant ; its leaves 

 were smoked in ancient times as a cure for diseases of the lungs. 



T. frigida. L. Wild Colt's Foot. Leaves triangular, 

 heart-shaped, unequally toothed, and downy underneath ; produc- 

 ing a corymb of white flowers, with a pale purplish disk ; has 

 been found in the mountain woods in Massachusetts. Big. 



T. palmata. Ait. Has flowers in a corymb, with roundish, 

 heart-shaped leaves, half 7-lobed, thick, downy beneath ; Sunder- 

 land ; indigenous in North America. 



Bellis. L. 17. 2. Daisy. 



From a word meaning beautiful or pretty, and so true of the 

 common daisy. 



B. perennis. L. A beautiful, white or purple-flowered plant, 

 with leaves obovate and crenate ; a single flower on a scape ; 

 partially naturalized in Pittsfield. Eaton. A native of Britain, 

 of which there are several varieties. 



Tagetes. L. 17. 2. 

 Named from Tages, a heathen, Tuscan divinity. 



T. erecta. W. African Mary gold. Is from Mexico ; has 

 pinnate leaves, an angled calyx, and yellow flowers. 



T. patula. W. French Marygold. Also from Mexico ; has 

 pinnate leaves, a smooth calyx, and yellow flowers. 



Both are rather beautiful, and cultivated for their beauty ; chiefly 

 an American genus. 



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