96 Helenium autumnale.
works of Linnaeus, however, the purer termination of Helenium is
adopted. The species are only three in number, of which the present
is the most common throughout the United States. The whole
plant is intensely bitter, and possesses besides its bitterness, other
medicinal properties which will be particularly detailed in another
work.
The Figure represents a flowering specimen, the size of nature.
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