CHICORY FAMILY. Cicoriaceae. 
southern California, blooming in summer and autumn. 
Deakct Dene An attractive little desert plant, about 
ad a eicrtlaie five inches tall, with stiffish, pale bluish- 
Féndleri green leaves, forming a rosette, and pretty, 
Yellow very pale yellow flowers, nearly an inch 
Spring 
across, like a delicate sort of Dandelion. 
It is a near relation of the common Dan- 
delion and blooms early in the spring. 
This is the common Salsify, the root of 
which is used asa vegetable. It is natural- 
Arizona 
Salsify, Oyster 
Plant 2 : ; 
pT oe ized from Europe and is new quite 
porrifolius common in the West as a “stray”? and 
Purple also in the East. It has a smooth, stout, 
Spring, summer 
hollow stem, from two to over four feet 
West, etc. 
tall, rather dark green, smooth leaves, 
clasping at base, and handsome flowers from two to four 
inches across, which are a very peculiar shade of reddish- 
purple, not usually seen in flowers. They open early in 
the morning, closing by midday and fading almost im- 
mediately when picked, and may be seen growing along 
the edges of fields and just outside garden fences where 
they are often quite conspicuous. This plant has many 
common names, such as Jerusalem Star, Nap-at-noon, and 
Vegetable Oyster. . 
A straggling desert plant, from a few 
inches to a foot and a half high, with 
smooth branching stems and smooth, very 
Desert Chicory 
Nemoséris Neo- 
Mexicana , : . 
(Rafinesquia) pale bluish-green leaves, rather thick in 
White texture. The pretty flowers are from one 
Spring 
to two inches across, white, tinged with 
pink or cream-color and a little yellow in 
the middle, often striped with magenta on the outside, and 
the bracts of the involucre tinged with pink and bordered 
with white. N. Califérnica is a branching plant, from one 
to five feet tall, with a stout stem and smooth obicng 
leaves, lobed, toothed, or almost toothless, and quite 
pretty flowers at the ends of the branches. They are about 
an inch across, white, often tinged with magenta on the 
outside. This grows in California and Oregon, usually in 
shady or moist places. 
There are several kinds of Cichorium, natives of the Old 
World. The name is from the Arabic. . 
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Ariz., New Mex. 

