CHICORY 
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TARWEED 
GENERAL—Thrives in damp pastures and badly 
drained meadow-land—also in damp, waste ground. 
Height, 6 to 12 inches. (Illustration, p. 85.) 
LEAVES— Colour, dark green, sometimes tinged 
with black. Hairy, and when full-grown, somewhat 
sticky, thus catching small insects which alight on 
them, hence name of plant. Shape, feather-shaped. 
Stalks, no separate stalks, but growing out from 
the main stem in pairs that are sometimes nearly 
opposite. Midrib and under-surface veins are prom¬ 
inent; two parts of leaf, divided by midrib, are 
almost identical, each having 8 or 9 small pointed 
lobes when full-grown. 
FLOWERS— Colour, yellow and solitary. Shape, 
“bunny” flowers, i.e., similar to those of the “snap¬ 
dragon” (antirrhinum). Calyx, very noticeable, 
consisting of half-divided sepals, pointed at the top, 
and fitting closely round the nectar-vessel of the 
flower. Stalk, none. Odour, none. 
CHICORY 
GENERAL—Not very widespread, but grows 
abundantly in some districts, e.g., near Ohaupo. 
Grows by the wayside and in other waste places. 
Height, 2 to 4 feet. 
LEAVES— Shape, like those of true dandelion, 
with somewhat wider space between the “teeth.” 
Position, occur singly along the plant stem and also 
in a group near the ground. Hairs, none. 
FLOWERS— Petals, attractive bright blue, with 
serrated tips, and surrounding a central disc. Size, 
