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GENUS XIII. 
THE COLT’S-FOOT. (Tussilago, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA SUPERFLUA. 
Generic Character. —Involucrum simple; the scales membranous I maphrodite, or hermaphrodite in the centre, female in the ray. Recep- 
at the margin. Florets either flosculous or radiant; either all her- I tacle naked. Pappus hairy. (Dec.) 
Description, &c. —The common Colt’s-foot ( T . Farfara) is a well-known weed, with a remarkably 
handsome leaf and golden-yellow flowers. The plant might be almost considered ornamental, if it were not 
generally known to be an indication of a moist, clayey soil, which is generally considered worse than any other 
for agricultural purposes. It is also a plant which it is very difficult to eradicate, on account of its creeping, 
underground stem, which spreads rapidly, branching in every direction. The Butter-bur (T. Petasites) is very 
common on the banks of rivers, where it spreads rapidly in the same manner as the common Colt’s-foot. The 
leaves also resemble those of that plant, but are much larger, and, indeed, considerably exceed in size those of 
every other British plant. The flowers are of a pale lilac, and are quite different in shape from those of the 
I common Colt’s-foot, forming an erect spike from three to six inches long. Both the species are perennials 
flowering in March and April. The name of Tussilago is from tussis , a cough ; because the common Colt’s-foot, 
abounding in mucilage, is said to form an excellent medicine to allay any irritation of the air-passages. The 
genus is placed in the same Linnaean class and order as the last. 
GENUS XIY. 
THE CINERARIA. (Cineraria, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA SUPERFLUA. 
Generic Character. —Involucrum simple, many-leaved, equal. Flowers radiant. Receptacle naked. Pappus hairy. (Dec.) 
Description, &c. —The commonest species of this genus, viz. the Marsh Flea-wort (C. palustris ), is 
almost confined to the fenny districts of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire. It is a coarse, strong-growing plant, 
with a thick, tubular, hollow stem, and rather small yellow flowers, which it produces in June and July. The 
other species ( C. campestris) produces its rather pretty yellow flowers in May and June. It is a perennial, 
and is very common on the chalky pastures in the middle and the south of England. Cineraria is from 
the Latin word cineres , ashes, in allusion to the mealiness of the leaves. The genus is in the same Linnasan 
class and order as the last. The greenhouse species of Cineraria are not natives of Britain. 
GENUS XV. 
THE DAISY. (Belris, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA SUPERFLUA. 
Generic Character. —Involucrum hemispherical, many-leaved, simple ; scales lanceolate. Flowers radiant. Receptacle naked, conical. 
Pappus none. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The common Daisy (B. perennis) is the only British species; and, as is well known, 
it is common everywhere, and continues in flower from March till November. The name of Daisy is said to 
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