COREOPSIS VERTICILLATA. 
WHORL-LEAVED COREOPSIS. 
Class. Order. 
SYNGENESIA. FRUSTRANEA. 
Natural Order. 
compositje. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N. America. 
4 feet. 
Aug. Sept. 
Perennial. 
in 1759. 
No. 562. 
The fancied resemblance of the seeds of this 
plant to an insect gave occasion for the use of the 
name Coreopsis. The Greek words coris, opsis, 
are compounded, signifying a bug, and appear- 
ance. The Latin verticillum, signifying a little 
whirl, affords an appellation for the species, which 
alludes to the position of its leaves round the stem 
of the plant. 
The genus. Coreopsis, is one of considerable gai- 
ety, and as well as that of its congener, Calliopsis, 
belongs entirely to the western hemisphere. Their 
prevailing colour, as well as that of several allied 
genera, is yellow ; and they take a prominent part 
in furnishing the golden tints of the flower garden. 
Coreopsis verticillata is nearly related to tenui- 
folio. No. 62, but is of much stronger growth; it is, 
moreover, readily distinguished by its dark colour- 
ed disk, whilst that of tenuifolia is of the same co- 
lour as the ray. 
It may be multiplied by division at the roots; 
indeed, occasional division, in spring or autumn, is 
quite necessary to keep the plant in a healthy state 
of growth. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 5, 133. 
