An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . rt-shaped or nearly so, margins deeply toothedtoward the base, veins purple. Flower stem 1 to 2* ft. high, with 2 ormore flower lieads, downy or smooth. On the flower branches are found afew linear bracts. Naturalized in a few places. European. June-Aug. 3. H, vulgatum, Fries. (Fig. 4, pi. IGG.) Hawkweed. Basal leavesbroad lancc-sliapcd with sharp, remote teeth at margins, tapering at eachend, 2 to 5 in. long. Stem smo
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . rt-shaped or nearly so, margins deeply toothedtoward the base, veins purple. Flower stem 1 to 2* ft. high, with 2 ormore flower lieads, downy or smooth. On the flower branches are found afew linear bracts. Naturalized in a few places. European. June-Aug. 3. H, vulgatum, Fries. (Fig. 4, pi. IGG.) Hawkweed. Basal leavesbroad lancc-sliapcd with sharp, remote teeth at margins, tapering at eachend, 2 to 5 in. long. Stem smooth or downy, 1 to 3 ft. high, with numer-ous flower heads. Naturalized. July-Sept. 4. H. aurantiacum, L. (Fig. 1. pl. IGG.) Orange Hawkweed. PaintBrush. Rosctto of basal leaves, each spatula-formed or oblong, obtuseat apex, the whole plant very hairy, height of flowering stem G to 20 On the stem a small leaf or two leaves is sometimes found. Flowerheads several in a rather compact cluster, the individual flower stemsbeing short, the head about 1 in. broad. Flowers dark orange. Alongroadsides, in lields and woods, most of onr range. June-Sept. CHICORY FAMILY 623. Plate 1661. Hieracium aurantiacum. 2. H. canadense. 3. H. Gronovii, 4. H. vul-gatum. 5. H. florentinum. 6. H. Greenii. 624 CICHORIACEAE 5. H. florentinum, All. (Fig. 5, pi. 166.) King Dkvil. (77. pracal-tum, Vill.) Flowering stem li to 3 ft. high, not hairy, 1 to 3 small stemleaves at base. Basal leaves tufted, narrowly oblong or lance-shaped, veryhairy, 2 to 4 in. long. Heads several, each about i in. broad. Flowersyellow. Fields, roadsides, a weed, north central New York. June-Sept. 6. H. pratense, Tausch. Field Hawkweed. Stem 1 to 2 ft. high,with 1 or 2 spatula-formed leaves toward base. Tuft of basal leaves ofnumerous spatula-formed leaves 2 to 5 in. long, the whole plant very yellow, inheads | in. broad. Naturalized on Staten Island. 7. H. venosum, L. (Fig. 3, pi. 165.) Rattlesnake-weed. Ste
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