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— p. Taraxacum Icsvir/atimi (DC.) ; outer phyU. erect-patent ovate, 
fr. reddish yellow mm-icate at the top, beak with a thickened 
and colom-ed base, 1. rimcinate-pinnatifid with unequal teeth; 
— y. T. en/fhrospermu»i (T*C.) ; outer phyll. lanceolate adpressed 
or patent, h: bright red muricate at the top, beak with a thick- 
ened and coloiu-ed base, 1. runcinate-pinnatitid with unequal 
teeth and intermediate smaller ones. Lowermost 1. sometimes 
obovate and dentate (or nmcinate when it becomes T. obova- 
tum DC). — II. Outer phyll. adpressed. — 5. L. palustre (Sm.) ; 
outer phyll. ovate-aciuninate, fr. pale yellow or brown muricate 
at the top, 1. oblong and entire sinuate-dentate or runcinate ; 
or outer phyll. ovate-lanceolate or (X. Icptocephaluin R.) lanceo- 
late. E. B. 553. — Very common, y. in dry places, S. in bogs or 
damp places. P. III.— X. E. S. I. 
43. , Sojr'cHtrs lAxm. ^owthistle. 
1. S. olerdceus (L.) ; 1. undivided or pinnatifid toothed clasp- 
ing, auricles spreading arroioshaped, fr. transrersvhj rugose and 
longitudinally ribbed, st. branched, heads subumbeUate, invo- 
lucres glabrous.— B. 843.— St. 2—3 feet> high. L. flattish, 
lower stalked. Fl. yellow. — Common. A. VI. — VIII. Sow- 
thistle. E. S. I. 
2. iS". as 'per (Hof{m.);l.imdivided or pinnatifid sharply toothed 
clasping, auricles rounded, fr. longitudinally ribbed smooth, st. 
Ijranched, heads subumbellate, involucres glabrous. — E. B. S. 
2765, 2766.— St. 2—3 feet high. L. crisped, lower stalked. 
Fl. yellow.— Common. A. VL— VIII. Sowthistle. E.S.I. 
3. S. arven'sis (L.) ; 1. lanceolate runcinate finely toothed cor- 
date at the base, uppemiost 1. entire, st. simple, heads corymbose, 
involucre and peduncles glandular-hairy, fr. with transversely ru- 
gose ribs, creeping. — E. B. 674. — St. 3 — 4 feet high, leafj'. L. 
long, acute. Heads large, fl. yellow. — Fields and waste ground. 
P. VIII. IX. Corn Sowthistle. E. S. I. 
4. S. palus'tris (L.) ; 1. linear-lanceolate all acutely arrow- 
shaped denticulate, lower 1. long with 2 — 4 linear-lanceolate 
lobes, st. simple, heads corj-mbose, involucre and peduncles 
glandular-hairy, fr. with finely-rugose ribs, no stoles. — E. B. 935. 
— St. 4 — 6 feet high, leafy. IFlorets lemon-coloiu'ed. — Marshes, 
very rare. P. VU. VIII. E. 
44. Mulge'ditjm Cass. 
1. M. alphmm (Less.) ; 1. glabrous lyrate arrowshaped at the 
base, temiinal lobe large triangular-hastate acute, st. simple, 
heads racemose, bracts peduncles and involucres glandular-hairy, 
fr. oblong not attenuate with many ribs. — Smichus cesruleus 
