CROWFOOT FAMIL Y 



Pistil. — Five to ten carpels, ripening into many-seeded 

 follicles. 



Pollinated by flies and bees. Nectar-bearing. Anthers 

 and stigmas mature at the same time. 



Cdltha palustris is not a Marigold, and still less is 

 it a Cowslip, but both names designate it. The Indian 



name Onondaga, ' ' it blooms 

 in the swamps," is best of 

 all if wx could only make 

 up our minds to use it. 

 The English species has the 

 pretty name King-Cup, 

 but, though celebrated in 

 English verse, it seems 

 never to have come over- 

 seas to us. 



This early plant, grow- 

 ing along the wet borders 

 of streams and marshes, is 

 an example of vigorous, 

 healthy growth; its stout, 

 succulent stem, its large 

 green leaves, and, above 

 all, its golden flowers dis- 

 tinguish it among all the 

 surrounding vegetation. 



These vary from one and 

 a half to two inches across 

 and grow in loose few-flowered clusters. The blossoms 

 are gloriously yellow, there are no dark lines guiding 

 to nectar, sometimes a greenish cast overshadows the 

 flower, but usually its yellow is undimmed. The nec- 



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Marsh-Marigold. Cdltha palHstris 



