YELLOW 



fPl. LXIX 

 Steironema ciliattwi. Primrose Family. 



Stem. — Erect ; two to four feet high. Leaves. — Opposite ; narrowly 

 oval ; on fringed leaf-stalks. Flowers. — Yellow ; on slender stalks from the 

 axils of the leaves. Calyx. — Deeply five-parted. Corolla. — Deeply five- 

 lobed ; wheel-shaped ; yellow, with a reddish centre. Stamens. — Five. 

 Pistil. — One. 



This plant is nearly akin to the yellow loosestrifes, but un- 

 fortunately it has no English name. It abounds in low grounds 

 and thickets, putting forth its bright wheel-shaped blossoms early 

 in July. 



YELLOW POND-LILY. SPATTER DOCK. 



Nuphar advena. Water-lily Family. 



Leaves. — Floating or erect; roundish to oblong ; with a deep cleft at 

 their base. Flowers. — Yellow; sometimes purplish; large; somewhat 

 globular. Calyx. — Of five or six sepals or more ; yellow or green without. 

 Corolla. — Of numerous small, thick, fleshy petals which are shorter than the 

 stamens and resemble them. Stamens. — Very numerous. Pistil. — One, 

 with a disk-like, many-rayed stigma. 



Bordering the slow streams and stagnant ponds from May 

 till August may be seen the yellow pond-lilies. These flowers 

 lack the delicate beauty and fragrance of the white water-lilies ; 

 having, indeed, either from their odor, or appearance, or the 

 form of their fruit, won for themselves in England the unpoetic 

 title of *' brandy- bottle." Owing to their love of mud they 

 have also been called ' ' frog-lilies. ' ' The Indians used their 

 roots for food. 



PRICKLY PEAR. INDIAN FIG. 



Opuntia Rajinesqiiii. Cactus Family. 



Flowers. — Yellow; large; two and a half to three and a half inches 

 across. Calyx. — Of numerous sepals. Corolla. — Of ten or twelve petals. 

 Stamens. — Numerous. Pistil. — One, with numerous stigmas. Fruit. — 

 Shaped liked a small pear ; often with prickles over its surface. 



This curious looking plant is one of the only two representa- 

 tives of the Cactus family in the Northeastern States. It has 



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