COMPOSITE FAMILY 



Stem. — Stout, tall, three to ten feet high, rough-hairy. 



Leaves. — Oblong or lanceolate, three-veined, sharply- 

 serrate, rarely entire, acute at apex and at base, more 



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Leaf of Canada Goldenrod. Solidago Canadensis. 3 to 8 in. long 



or less pubescent beneath, and rough above. Lower 

 leaves serrate and petioled, three to six inches long; 

 upper leaves smaller, mostly entire and sessile. 



Flower -heads. — Borne in a large, loose panicle. 

 Heads small, rays short, nine to fifteen. 



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