cylindric and IiemispIiBerical: leaflets short, imbricate, lanceolate,
acute, pubescent, ciliate, their points spreading or
slightly reflexed. Receptacle flat, honeycombed. Rays
from 20 to 30, of a light blue inclining to purple, hairy at
the back near the base, and bearing a smooth style and 2
bluntish ligulate stigmas, but no stamens. Florets o f the
disk numerous, at first yellow, afterwards changing to a
brownish purple, tubular, 5-toothed, producing stamens and
pistils. Stamens 5: anthers naked at the base. Style
exserted, smooth. Stigmas 2, fimbriate. Seeds small,
pubescent, crowned with a radiate pappus of long simple
hairs,
We have ascertained the present species to be A.patens
of Pursh, by comparison with his original specimens, now
in the Herbarium of A. B. Lambert, Esq.; it is a very
handsome and distinct species, and well worth cultivation
in all collections, where it will flower from August to November,
in the open borders of the Flower Garden, thriving
well in the common garden soil; it will also flower
well in a smallish size pot, and is readily increased by
dividing at the root.
Our drawing was made from fine specimens, sent us
from the superb collection of Robert Barclay, Esq. of
Bury-hill, who had received the plants from North America
; the radical leaves were taken from a plant growing in
a pot at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, of the King’s-road,
Chelsea.
1. Hadical leaves, 2. Capitulum split through the middle, to show the leaflets
and honey-combed Receptacle. 3. Front view o f the Receptacle, divested o f
the Involucrum. 4. One o f the Rays. 6. Floret of the disk seated on the seed.
0. The same spread open. 7. The 5 Stamens, with distinct filaments, and the
anthers connected, 8, Seed, terminated by the Style and bifid Stigma.