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green : the Leaves are narrow, like grafs, but not of that pleafin 
green : their edges are brown and rugged, and there always are 
multitude of dead and dry ones, which furround the center of the 
Tuft when they are frefli. The Flower is white, with a very flight 
dafh of a faint crimfon. It blows in Auguft. 
10. GOLDEN SIMSON. 
Plate 76. Fig. 10. 
CharatSer of the Species Erigeron ficulura. 
The Cnp is longer than the Flower. 
Fig. 10. a. 
This is an Annual, a pretty little Plant, native of Sicily, and 
other of the warm parts of Europe ; flowering in Auguft. The 
Stalk is naturally crimfon : the Leaves are of a very dark green, al- 
moft blackifli ; and, the contraft of thefe two ftrong colours is very 
pleafing. The Flowers are of a perfedt golden yellow ; but they do 
not make any great figure : for, befides the narrownefs and pofition 
of the rays, The Cup exceeds them in Length, and in a manner 
mixes its brown Scales among them. 
II. EDG’D SIMSON. 
Plate 76 Fig, 1 1. 
'Chara£ler 01 the Species. Erigeron camphoratum. 
The Leaves are downy, and edged with a thin membra- 
neous fubftance. 
Fig. 12. a b. 
This is an annual, native of Virginia, flowering in September, The 
Stalk is green, upright, and two foot and a half high : the Leaves 
are of a very delicate green naturally; but there is a whitenefs over 
them from the down, with which they arc coated, and there is alfo 
a fingular afpedl from their cartilagenous edge. The Flowers ar^^ 
fmall. 
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