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THE COMPOSITE FAMILY. 



belong to a north African species (C. coronarium). The late autumnal 

 flowers now so generally cultivated, under the name of Chrysanthe- 

 mums, are varieties of the C. indicum from China. 



1. Oxeye Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum Leucan- 

 themum, Linn. (Fig. 505.) 



(Eng. Bot. t. 601. Oxeye Daisy.) 



A perennial, with erect, simple or 

 slightly branched stems, 1 to 2 feet high, 

 glabrous or slightly downy. Radical 

 leaves obovate and coarsely toothed, on 

 long stalks ; stem-leaves narrow, sessile, 

 with a few coarse teeth. Flower-heads 

 solitary on long terminal peduncles, and 

 rather large . Involucral bracts bordered 

 by a brown, scarious edge. Florets of 

 the ray white, more than half an inch 

 long ; those of the disk numerous, small, 

 and yellow. 



In pastures, on banks, etc., through- 

 out Europe and Russian Asia, from the 

 Mediterranean to the Arctic Circle. 

 Extends all over Britain. Fl. summer, 

 commencing in spring. 



Fig. 505. 



2. Corn Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum segetum, 



Linn. (Fig. 506.) 



(Eng. Bot. t. 540. Corn Marigold.) 



A glabrous, erect annual, about a foot high or rather more, with 

 spreading branches. Lower leaves obovate and stalked ; upper ones 

 narrow and stem-clasping, generally with a few deeply-cut teeth at the 

 top. Flower-heads rather large, on terminal peduncles ; the invo- 

 lucral bracts broadly scarious ; the florets of the ray as well as the disk 

 of a deep golden-yellow. 



