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shorter stigmata of the hermaphrodite florets, suiflciently
characterize the Bellideee from the other tribes of the Aste-
rece."
For the above account we are obliged to Mr. David Don,
whose observations on the South American and Mexican Comp
o s i t e will, we hope, be soon laid before the public. We are
informed by Mr. D. Cameron, that the present plant is perennial,
and that one plant of it attained the height of seven
feet last Summer, and made a magnificent appearance when
covered with its large panicles of flowers ; it increases freely
by dividing at the root, and also occasionally ripens its seeds,
so that it may soon become in general cultivation : if planted
singly in a border, a large plant of it would make a fine
appearance, and it is the more desirable by flowering late
in the season, when flowers are most needed, continuing to
bloom from the beginning of September to the end of Novem-
ber, if the weather prove favourable; it will be requisite to
give it a little protection in severe winters, a common garden
pot placed over it, or the covering of a mat, or some fern or
straw, will keep it in good health, or some plants of it may
be kept in frames, leaving it exposed when the weather is
mild.T
he generic name is derived from Xettt-oc, slender, and
(TTtXjua, a crown, from its slender rays forming a crown.
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1 . Involucre divested of the florets, showing its leaflets, and the short linear chaff
on the receptable. 2. One of the florets of the Ray, showing its perfect seed at the base,
with its hairy pappus. 3. Floret of the disk spread open, to show the nerves alternating
with the teeth. 4. The 5 stamens, the filaments distinct, and the anthers united. 5. Seed
from the discal floret, with Us hairy pappus, terminated by its Style and bifid Stigma, e. Hair of the pappus magnified.
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