. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 184 FAIHILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. and styles) looks very much like the dandelion. Under the micro- scope the chicory blossom shows a charming misty purple-blue color which one wishes might be oftener seen among our wild flowers. It is common in west- ern New York and in many parts of ISTew Jersey; but Gray says it is "mainly east," mean- ing east, possibly, of such a point as Buffalo. However, in many localities north and northeast of Boston it is quite absent. It can be found in almost .any empty lot in either Brooklyn or Phi
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 184 FAIHILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. and styles) looks very much like the dandelion. Under the micro- scope the chicory blossom shows a charming misty purple-blue color which one wishes might be oftener seen among our wild flowers. It is common in west- ern New York and in many parts of ISTew Jersey; but Gray says it is "mainly east," mean- ing east, possibly, of such a point as Buffalo. However, in many localities north and northeast of Boston it is quite absent. It can be found in almost .any empty lot in either Brooklyn or Phila- delphia, but I have never seen it in the hill country south of the White Mountains, or in the vi- cinity of Lake Champlain. It blooms from June to Octo- ber. Endive {C. Endivia), the slightly bitter root leaves of which make an excellent salad, is a very near relative of Chicory. the blue 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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