(A) Star Thistle (Centaurea nigra, var. radiata ). 
The slender stem branches slightly and rises to heights 
of 1 to 2 feet, each branch bearing a solitary flower head 
at the end. The flower head has a round involucre of 
tawny, or dark brown, dry bracts; the florets are all 
tubular and rose-purple. 
This species, which is introduced from Europe, grows 
in waste places and along roadsides from N. S. to On¬ 
tario and south to N. J. and Pa. It may be found in 
bloom from July until Sept. 
(B) Chicory; Succory (Cichorium intylus) (Euro¬ 
pean ) has become thoroughly naturalized and is com¬ 
mon in the eastern half of the United States, especially 
so near the coast. 
The stem is stiff, tough and angular in cross-section; 
it attains heights of from 1 to 3 feet. The leaves are 
long-lanceolate, dark gray-green and coarsely toothed. 
The flowers are very beautiful,—a violet-blue, approach¬ 
ing a pure blue in color. There are at least two ranks 
of strap-shaped rays, the inner ones much shorter, all 
toothed at the ends. Succory blooms in dry situations 
from July until Oct. 
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