Equal Polygamy. Polyg. lEq, 
Sozvthistle, Sonchus. Gen, PL 1233. 
Receptacle naked, cup tiled, bellying, feather 
hairy. 
554. Com 77 ton Sowthistle. — S. oleraceus. 
Fruitstalks woolly, cups smooth. — Curtis. 
II. 58. 
Fields, July, A. Common. 
555. Field Sowthistle. — arvensis. 
Fruitstalks and cups rough with hair, leaves 
notched, heart-shaped at the base. — Cur- 
tis. IV. 53. 
Cornfields, July, P. Common. 
Obs : 
Stem 3 to 4 feet high and more : milky ^ rising from a milky 
root^ leaves in alternate order, notched : in the upper part of 
the stem entire, and clothed with harmless prickles. Flowers 
splendid, golden yellow. Cups with hairs surmounted by glan» 
dules, after flowering turgid at the base. 
Dandelion. Leontodont. Gen. PL 1237. 
Receptacle naked, cup tiled with loosish 
scales, feather downy, sitting. 
556. Co 7 ninon Dandelion. — L. Taraxacum. 
Lower scales of the cup bent back, leaves 
notched, with fine teeth, smooth. — Curtis. 
1. 58. 
Meadows, Pastures, April, P. Common. 
