Senecio
the groundsel, a genus of plants, order Asteraceæ, remarkable as being probably the most extensive in point of species in the whole vegetable kingdom. They are spread over all parts of the globe, fully 1,000 different kinds being known to botanists. The groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) and the ragwort (S. Jacobæa), afford a good idea of the appearance of the European species, the most noteworthy of which is, perhaps, the well-known S. cineraria, better known in gardens as Cineraria maritima, extensively used for planting in flower beds for the sake of contrast with scarlet and other colors, its beautiful foliage being golden senecio, S. aureus, an American species found in all the states, in meadows, woods, etc., is a handsome plant, with golden-yellow flowers. clothed with short white down. The