

COMPOSITE. 



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Latin Names. 



English Names. 



Geolog'l Station 



Natural Habitat. 



Achillcea, L., . 



Yarrow. 







A. millefolium, L., 1 



Milfoil, . 



Sandy, 



Roadsides and open places. 



Egletes, Cass. 









*E. Arkansana, Nutt. 









Artemisia, L., 



Wormwood. 







? A. dracunculoides, Pursh. 







*A. Lewisii, T. & Gr., . 



. 



. 



Plains and banks. 



? A. biennis, Willd., 



. • 



Alluvial, . 



Sandy banks Miss. River. 



Gnaphalium, L., . 



Cudweed. 







G. decurrens, Ives., 



Everlasting, . 



Sandy, 



Woods. 



G. polycephalum, Mich., 



. 



Sandstone, 



Rocky barren. 



Erechtites, Raf., 



Fireweed. 







E. hieracifolia, Raf., 



it 



. . . 



Clearings on charcoal. 



Cacalia, L., . 



Indian plantain. 







? C. reniformis, Muhl., 



. 



Alluvial, . 



Rich bottoms. 



C. atriplicifolia, L., 



. 



Limestone, 



Wet prairies. 



C. tuberosa, Nutt., 



. 



u 



it 



Senecio, L., . 



. Groundsel. 







S. aureus, L., 



. Squaw-weed, . 



. 



Swampy bottoms & banks. 



Centaurea, L., 



Star thistle. 







*C. Americana, Nutt., 







Western Arkansas. 



Cirsium, Tour., 



. Plumed thistle. 







C. altissimum, Spreng., 



. . 



Alluvial, . 



Rich soil. Thickets. 



C. discolor, Spreng., 



. 



Limestone, 



Fields and thickets. 



C. Virginianum, Mich., 



. 



Sandstone, 



Woods and barrens. 



? C. horridulum, Mich., 



. 



.... 



Hills. Poor soil. 



Lappa, Tour., 2 



. Burdock. 







L. major, Gaert., 







Around dwellings. 



Apogon, Ell. 









*A. humilis, Ell. 









Krigia, Schreb., 



Dwarf Dandelion. 







*K. Occidentalis, Nutt. 









? K. Virginica, 







Sandy, 



Moist ground. 



Cynthia, Don. 









? C. Virginica, Don., 



. 



a 



it 



*C. Dandelion, D C, 







Low ground and fields. 



Hieracium, Tour., . 



. Hawk-weed. 







H. scabrum, Mich., 







Sandstone, 



Rocky woody places. 



H. longipilum, Tor., 







it 



Dry prairies. 



*H. Gronovii, L., . 





n 



Sterile prairies. 



Kabalus, Cass., 



. Rattlesnake-Root. 







N. albus, Hook., 



White Lettuce, 



Limestone, 



Rocky thickets. 



N. altissimus, Hook., 







u 



Rocky open woods and 



? N. Fraseri, D C, . 



. Lion's foot, 



Sandy, 



Dry soil. [thickets. 



• l Has some tonic and aromatic properties. Leaves employed for cicatrizing wounds, either by decoc- 

 tion as tea for internal lesions, or by application of masticated leaves on the wounds. It is said to be an 

 active remedy in cases of Intermittent fevers, and also against the Piles. It was once much employed 

 and its value praised for a number of diseases. 



3 Everybody knows this plant, which sometimes becomes a pest around dwellings. It is bitter. The 

 leaves, according to Dr. Darlington, are used as external application in fevers, headache, &c. 



