narrow at the base, point 3-toothed, strongly nerved
underneath, and furrowed on the upper side, of a light
purple colour; in the floret is the rudiment of 2 hair-
hke stigmas. Florets o f the disk tubular, 5-toothed,
di“tfnrt M Stamens 5 : filaments
distinct joined into a tube, exserted above
the floret scarcely the height of the chaif. Pollen
bright yellow. Style green, smooth. Stigmas 2, purple,
reflexed, feathered at the point. Seeds angular
Tteeth f-foothed pappus, and between the
4 teeth are several other smaller ones.
herbaceous perennial is a native of
Noi-th America, and has been introduced to our gardens
has generally passed
under the name of R . speciosa; by which title we
also find it recorded in Professor Link’s Enumeratio
but without a description, as it is said not to have
flowered in their garden; we have no doubt but it is
the K purpurea B serotina of Nuttall, though he
describes the rays as bifid, which in ours is 3-toothed!
Mcench has separated R purpurea from the other
species, under the generic name of Echinacea; should
wilT L Vr a TJ ^Wiithh TIt as a sec“o n'‘di spfeciesP: the'ir W“"d‘
from the o t S i
aatttta^iint fteh®e hh!e!iglVhtf o' f 5 feet; m poorer soil, siot mweitlilm bees
considerably less. It begins flowering in July and
will continue in bloom, if the season be mild, till the
middle of November. It will thrive well in any com-
O'-
v il^ í.'lep SX f“ “
1. Barren floret of the ray, natural size. .
With Its toothed pappus. 4. Florpt nffh« riJcL r r i~ - w.««. o. oeeu
u s ^ ^ ^ c t f l i t ^ Z s anfl V «
2. Scale of the chaff. 3. Seed