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natifid, bristly ; peduncles long, branched, smooth, slightly swollen 

 above, and with a few scales ; heads large, yellow ; involucre 

 shorter than the florets. — Hedges and waste places ; common. — 

 Fl. June — September. Perennial. 



3. H. maculdta (Spotted Cat's-ear). — A hispid plant, about 



a foot high ; leaves 

 obovate, not lobed, 

 toothed, rough, often 

 spotted above ; heads 

 seldom more than one, 

 large, deep yellow ; 

 bracts fringed with 

 curly hairs. — Chalky 

 and limestone hills ; 

 rare.— Fl. July, August. 



43. Thr/ncia. — 

 Herbs with milky 

 juice ; leaves radical ; 

 heads on scapes, yel- 

 low ; bracts in 1 row, 

 with a few additional ; 

 receptacle flat, naked ; 

 fruits shortly beaked, 

 the outer row envel- 

 oped in the bracts, 

 scarcely beaked and 

 with a short crown-like 

 pappus; pappus o( the 

 other fruits in 2 rows, 

 the outer bristly, de- 

 ciduous, the inner 

 feathery. (Name from 

 the Greek thrincos, a 

 battlement, from the 

 form of the pappus of 

 the outer fruits.) 

 1. T.nudicaulis (Hairy Thrincia). — A small plant, 4—6 in. 

 high ; leaves spreading, more or less lobed, rough, with forked or 

 simple bristles ; peduncles leafless, unbranched, somewhat hairy, 

 often purplish ; heads less than an inch across, yellow, drooping 

 when in bud.— Dry places; common. — FL June — September. 

 Biennial. 



44. Le6ntodon (H^wk-bit). — Herbs with milky juice; leaves 



le6ntodon autumn Alis {Autumnal Hawk-bit). 



