. Flowers of the field. Botany. COMPOSITE FAMILY 259 only on the mountains of the Highlands. —Fl. August. Peren- nial. 5- G. siipiuuin (Dwart^ Cudweed).—A low tufted plant, with leaves radical, and almost leafless tecapes bearing i — 5 heads, also confined to Highland mountains.—Fl. July, August. iNUL.\ HELl^xirM (ELrtTT/iJ^aiw). 10. Ini"L.\ (Elecampane).- -^Mostly stout; stiff, erect plants; leaves scattered, simple ; heads yellow, with! a ray ; bnicls herba- ceous, imbricate 111 many rows : rtccpiacle naked : aiilhers with two bristles at the base ; pappus of one row
. Flowers of the field. Botany. COMPOSITE FAMILY 259 only on the mountains of the Highlands. —Fl. August. Peren- nial. 5- G. siipiuuin (Dwart^ Cudweed).—A low tufted plant, with leaves radical, and almost leafless tecapes bearing i — 5 heads, also confined to Highland mountains.—Fl. July, August. iNUL.\ HELl^xirM (ELrtTT/iJ^aiw). 10. Ini"L.\ (Elecampane).- -^Mostly stout; stiff, erect plants; leaves scattered, simple ; heads yellow, with! a ray ; bnicls herba- ceous, imbricate 111 many rows : rtccpiacle naked : aiilhers with two bristles at the base ; pappus of one row of hairs. (Name probably a corruption of Helaiula, Little Helen.) r. /. Helenium (Elecampane). A stout plant, ;,—5 feet high, slightly branched ; leaves oblong, wrinkled, downy beneath, toothed, the lower ones long-stalked, a fooj: or more in length, s 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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