Tussilago
(the old Latin name used by Pliny, and derived from tussis, a cough; alluding to the medicinal use of the leaves). Coltsfoot. ORD. Compositae. A monotypic genus. The species, T. Farfara, is a British, scapigerous herb, with rather large, yellow flowers and cobwebby leaves. As the flower-head dies away, the scape lengthens, and finally bears a head of white, serrated pappus hairs. The leaves are used for cigar making, and are smoked in cases of asthma. The species and its variety thrive in any soil, and, if required, may be propagated by cutting up the long, creeping rhizomes. Other plants formerly included here will be found under Homogyne, Petasites, &c. T. Farfara variegata (variegated Coltsfoot).* l. large, broadly cordate, angled or lobed, toothed, margined or blotched with creamy-white. A pretty plant, but not one which should be indiscriminately introduced into gardens, as its creeping roots give much trouble at times. See Fig. 136.