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Descriptive Flora 



saw-toothed above the middle, entire below. Upper blades lanceo- 

 late, 3-nerved, 1 to 3 inches long, the margins remotely and 

 shallowly toothed. Uppermost leaves and bracts entire and 

 minutely ciliate. Flowers composite, yellow, about y£ across. 

 Rays small, slender, about y± long. This genus contributes rich- 

 ly to our natural flower gardens in the city. June, July and 

 August. Probably introduced. Plants spread rapidly by root- 

 stocks. 



Solidago radula Nutt. 



Inflorescence similar to Solidago serotina but upper stem 

 leaves are small, very rough on both sides, and entire or nearly 

 so. Limestone hills. September, October and November. Native 

 and common north and west of San Antonio. 



Aphanostephus skirrobasis (DC.) Trelease. White Daisy. 



"Margarita". 



Simple or branched plants, 4 to 12 inches high, bearing 

 showy, white flowers with yellow centers resembling the Shasta 

 Daisies of our gardens. Leaves simple, alternate. Blades oblong 

 to wedge-shaped or linear, up to 2 inches long, entire to wavy or 

 coarsely 3 to 5 toothed above the middle. Flowers composite, 

 % to \y% across. Ray flowers, about 25, white above purplish 

 underneath. March, April and May. These daisies form one of 

 our most attractive wayside flowers in the sandy region to the 

 south and east. Flowers close at night and in rain but are wide 

 open in the bright hot sun. 



AphanostepJius tiwrnilis (Benth.) Gray. White Daisy. 



Plants 3 to 12" tall, branched at base and bearing composite 

 flowers having yellow centers and a fringe of small white or 

 purplish ray flowers. Basal leaves simple, broadest above the 

 middle, entire or incised or pinnatified. Upper leaves narrow, 

 mostly larger above the middle and entire or coarsely toothed. 

 Flowers solitary on slender pedicels. Disk yellow. Ray flowers 

 numerous, white or purplish, not over 14" long. Achenes small. 



