Composite. 
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293. Bellidiastrum. Alpine Daisy. XIX, 69. 
1. Habit of 1122, but pi. gen. larger, and easily distin¬ 
guished by the acute invol.-leaflets, and the achenes 
crowned with white pappus.—Mountain woods, gorges; 
distrib. 6 ..IVlichelii Cass. 1121. 
294. Beilis. Daisy. XIX, 65. 
1. Ls all rad., spathulate, crenate. Stem 1-headed. Ray fls 
white, often red underneath.—b. meridionalis Favrat. 
More delicate, with small heads (Tessin).—c. alpina 
Heer, alpine form with large heads.—Fields, grassy places; 
everywhere. 3— 10 .... perennis L. 1122. 
295. Stenactis. Stenactis. XIX, 68. 
1. Stem leafy. Heads in corymb. Ray fls white.—Embank¬ 
ments, water side, wood-clearings, originally from N.Ame- 
rica, but fairly distrib., and often in large quantities. 7 
annua Nees. 1123. 
296. Erigeron. Flea-bane. XIX, 51, 77. 
1. Heads very small (3—5 ram), very numerous and form¬ 
ing a long panicle. Ray fls dirty-white.—Gravelly places, 
water side; a native of N.America; everywhere. 7 
canadensis L. 1124. 
— Heads larger, solitary or in a raceme, more rarely almost 
in a panicle. Ray fls violet or lilac, rarely white 2 
2. Ray fls erect, as long as, or scarcely longer than, those 
of the disk ........ 3 
— Ray fls spreading, longer than those of the disk (alpine 
pis) .......... 4 
3. Ls slightly undulated, more or less hairy, as also the 
stem. E. serotinus Weihe (pappus reddish brown instead 
of white).—Slopes, way-sides; everywhere. 6—8 
acris L. 1125. 
— Ls flat, narrower, glabr. or only ciliate at the edges. 
Stem slenderer, fairly glabr. E. droebachensis auct., 
elongatus Ledeb.?—On gravel beds of alpine torrents, 
descending to the plain ( e . g. as far as Aarau and 
Bale). 6. angulosus Gaud. 1126. 
4. Invol very villous-woolly. Rad. Is obtuse (not mucro- 
nate). Stem always 1-fld, 5—10 era.—High Alp. (on calc, 
with slightly darker fls). 7 . . uniflorus L. 1127. 
— Invol. short-pubescent or glabr . ... 5 
5. Stem more or less glandular-viscous in the upper 
part ......... 6* 
— Stem glabr. or hairy, but without glandiferous hairs 
(10—15 era, 1-headed or with 2—3 heads) . . 7 
