Botany was my only resource, and as vegetation was advancing rapidly under the influence of the southerly winds, I had a rich harvest: for though Compositae, Pedicularis, and a few more of the finer Himalayan plants flower later, June is still the most glorious month for show.
"Himalayan Journals V2."
J. D. Hooker
Light seeds, especially those of the order of Compositae, have aeronautic apparatus-tufts, plumes, fly-wheels-which keep them up in the air and enable them to take distant voyages.
"The Life of the Spider"
J. Henri Fabre
It belongs to the family of the Compositae, with Chicory, common Goats-beard, and others of the same genus.
"The Book of Household Management"
Mrs. Isabella Beeton