COiJPO.-lIE FAMILY. 



1. F, Canade'l's?, L. Stem hirsute, panicnlately brancliBcl ; leaves 

 Ian;- .-■inear. moslly entire, hispidlv ciliate : Leads of flowers ^rnall, liU- 

 meruus. racemose on the l3ranches ; rays mimite. 

 Caxadiax Erigerox. Horse-weed. Butter-weed. 



Root annual. Stem 6 mcties to 5 or 6 feet high. Leaves 1 -3 or 4 inches long, sessile, — 

 the lower ones sparingly dentate. Rays white, very narrow, scarcely longer than the 

 Btraw-colored pappus. Akenes ohlong, sparsely hispid. 



Fields, road-sides, and waste places : throughout the United States. Fl. Aug-jst Sept, 

 JV. September -October. > 



Fig. 116. Portion of the upper part of the stem of Canada Fleabanc (Erigoron Cana 

 dense). 11 T. A separate floret. 



