414 Florida Lcxingtoniensi^* 



Other species of this extensive tribe are no doubt to be found 

 in the neighbourhood of Lexington: as yet however I have de- 

 tected only the above. In otlier parts of the state six or eight 

 additional species have been met with. 



31. Gejjus. LEONTODON. L. Dandelion. 



(Dcriv. Greek Leon a lion and odovs a tooth; from a fancied re- 

 tjemblance in the teeth of the leaves.) 



Class mh. SY.XGEJVESIA— Order, MQUALIS. 

 Gen, Ch, Calyx oblong, double; outer one loose. Receptacle 



naked; pappus feathered. 

 Species \st, Leon'todon Taraxacum. 

 Sp. Ch, Outer scales of the calyx reflexed ; scapes 1 -flowered ; 



leaves r uncinate. 



Obs. No portion of the Union is more completely overrun 

 by this naturalized foreigner than this section, being so abun- 

 dant as to give a yellowish hue to pastures in early spring (1st of 

 April) from the profusion of its flowers. 



(Specific name derived from the Greek tarasso to move, or trouble, 

 from its reputed diuretic and laxative properties.) 



32. Genus. POLEMONIUM. L. 



(Derlv. According to Pliny derived from Greek, Polemos, war : be- 

 cause Kings had contended for the honor of its discovery.) 



Class 5th. PEJVTAjYDRIA— Order, MOjXOGYMA. 

 Gen, Ch. Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla somewhat rotate, 5-lobed, 



tube short, closed at its base by 5 staminiferous valves or 



scales. Stigma trifid. Capsule 3-celled, superior. 

 Species 1st, Pole:-ioxium Reptaxs. Jacobus-ladder, 



Sp, Ch. Leaves pinnate, generally by sevens: Jlozoers terminal 



nodding. 



Obs, This beautiful native well deserves a place in all flow- 

 er-gardens; it bears transplantation well and improves by cul- 

 tivation. It is a hardy [)lant and, with a little protection, may 

 be made to bloom throughout the winter. Its favorite localities 

 are in rich shaded situations among rocks and decaying logs, 

 where its spikes of sky-blue flowers, with white anthers, appear 

 about the 19th of April. There is a variety witli white flow- 



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