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Rocks of Canlochen, Loch Wharral, and the White Wa- 
ter, in the ravine above the Falls. From three to sixteen 
inches high, with from one to four heads of flowers, leaves va- 
riable in size, lanceolate, narrowed at both ends, and rough, 
with scattered scabrous hairs that arise from small dark tuber- 
cles. 
H. umbellatum , L. Narrow-leaved Hawkweed. II. 178, 
B. 186. — F. Augt. Sept. P. 
Valley of Clova, Dr M l Nab . 
Leontodon, L. Dandelion. 
Br. sp. and v. 4. F. 2. 
L. Taraxacum , L. Common Dandelion. II. 178, B. 
179. — F. nearly the whole year, in greatest perfection in 
May and June. P. ( Taraxacum officinale, Wigg. T. 
Dens-Leonis, Hall, DC.) 
Abundant from the coast to the mountain summits. Like 
the daisy, it is too common to be esteemed for its beauty, but 
its powerful diuretic properties recommend it in medical 
practice. The scape bears usually one head of flowers, though 
frequently from two to six, and the varieties run into one 
another so much that they can scarcely be considered as more 
than different states, caused solely by variety of soil and 
situation. The fi. palustre (L. palustre Sm.) is common in 
wet moory places, and is distinguished by having the scales 
of the involucre adpressed, though not constantly so. 
Lapsana, L. Nipple-wort. 
Br. sp. 2. F. 2. 
L. communis, L. Common Nipple-wort. II. 179, B. 
175. — F. July, Augt. A. 
Abundant in waste places, by waysides, and borders of 
fields. 
L . pusilla, Willd. Dwarf Nipple- wort. H. 179, B. 175. 
— F. June, Augt. A. (L. minima, DC. Arnoseris pusil- 
la, Gsert., Bab. Hyoseris , L.) 
