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TRAGOPO'GON* *. 
Linncan Class 8f Order. Sy.ngkne'sia IjPolyga'mia^EqualisJ. 
Natural Order. Compo'sitje §, ( Linn.) , tribe, Cichora'ce.e, 
Lindl. Syn. pp. 140 & 150.; Introd. to Nat. Syst. of Bot. pp. 197 
and 201. — Loud. Hort. Brit. pp. 520 & 521. — Mack. FI. Hibern. 
pp. 142 & 159. — Hook. Brit. FI. (4th ed.) p. 410. — Cichora'ce^e, 
Juss. Gen. PI. p. 168. — Sm. Gr. of Bot. p. 120. — Synanthe'reaj, 
Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 454. — Syringalrs; subord. Asteros.e ; 
type, Ciciioraceje ; Burn. Outl. of Bot. pp. 900, 901, & 935. 
Gen. Char. Involucrum ( common calyx J (fig. 1, a.) simple, 
of several spear-shaped equal scales, ranged alternately in two rows, 
all connected at the base, permanent. Corolla (fig. 1, b.) compound, 
imbricated, uniform ; florets (see fig. 2.) numerous, all perfect, uni- 
form, strap-shaped, blunt, with 5 teeth ; the outer ones rather the 
longest. Filaments (see fig. 3.) 5, from the tube, hair-like, very 
short. Anthers (see figs. 2 & 3.) in a cylindrical tube. Germen 
(see figs. 2 & 3.) inversely egg-shaped. Style (see figs. 2 & 3.) 
thread-shaped, as long as the anthers. Stiymas (see figs. 2 & 3.) 2, 
revolute. Seed-vessel none, except the converging, pointed, common 
calyx (see fig. 4.), about as long as the seeds, tumid at the base, 
finally reflexed. Seeds (see fig. 5, a.) one to each floret, oblong, 
angular, longitudinally striated, rough, tapering at each end, crown- 
ed by the orbicular, flattish seed-down f pappus J, consisting of 
about thirty spreading feathery rays, on a long awl-shaped stalk. 
Receptacle (see fig. 5, b .) flat, naked, minutely cellular. 
The simple involucrum of several equal scales ; the longitudi- 
nally striated seeds ; the stalked, feathery pappus ; and the naked 
receptacle ; will distinguish this from other genera in the same class 
and order. 
Two species British. 
TRAGOPO'GON PRATE'NSIS. Meadow Goat’s-beard. Yellow 
Goat’s-beard. Joseph’s Flower. Star of Jerusalem. Noon-tide. 
Go-to-bed at Noon. 
Spec. Char. Involucrum about as long as the florets. Leaves 
undivided, keeled, smooth, tapering ; dilated and somewhat un- 
dulated at the base. Peduncles cylindrical. 
Engl. Bot. t. 434.— Fl. Dan. t. 90G.— Willd. Sp. PI. v. iii. pt. in. p. 1492.— Sm. 
FI, Brit. v. ii. p. 812. ; Engl. Fl. v. iii. p. 337. — With. (7th edit.) v. iii. p. 880. — 
Lindl. Syn. p. 161. — Hook. Brit. Fl. p. 337. — Macr. Man. Brit. Bot. p. 141. — 
Thom. Pi. Bcrw. p. 78. — Davies’ Welsh Bot. p. 73. — Purt. Midi. Fl. v. ii. p. 364. — 
Relh. Fl. Cant. (3rd ed.) p. 315. — Hook. Fl. Scot. p. 226. — Grev. Fl. Edin. p. 165. 
— Fl. Devon, pp. 128 & 154. — Johnst. Fl. Berw. v. i. p. 172.— Winch’s Fl. of 
Northumbl. and Durh. p. 50. — Walker’s Fl. of Oxf. p. 220. — Pamp. PI. of Batter- 
sea, p. 14. — Bab. Fl. Bath. p. 29. ; Prim. Fl. Sara. p. 57. — Dick. Fl. Abred. p. 49. 
Fig. 1. A Flower; a. the involucrum or common calyx; b. the corolla. — Fig. 2. 
A single Floret. — Fig. 3. Stamens and Pistil, shewing the 5 stamens, with their 
filaments, and united anthers ; and the germen, pappus, style, and stigmas. — 
Fig. 4. The enlarged Involucrum, enclosing the seeds. — Fig. 5. The Involucrum 
with the scales rellexed, after seeds are ripe ; a. a seed ; b. the receptacle. 
* From tragos, Gr. a goat ; and pogon , Gr. beard ; from the beautifully bearded 
fruit. Hooker. 
t See folio 91, note t. $ See folio 147, note t. $ See folio 27, or. 
