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S. sempervh'&ns is a tall seashore variety common 

 in salt marshes and among the rocks. It may be eas- 

 ily recognized by its stout stem, 

 thick, fleshy, lance-shaped leaves, 

 obscurely triple-ribbed, and showy 

 flowers, which, however, are not 

 nearly so yellow as those of ,5'. 

 nemoralis, nor as beautiful. It 

 is common from Maine to Vir- 

 ginia. 



S. hicoloi' is a white or cream- 

 colored variety ; my drawing 

 shows how it looks in nine cases 

 out of ten. It is a very common 

 sort to me, as it is plentiful in 

 the White Mountain region ; but 

 there are many localities where 

 its whitish flowers are rarely seen. 

 So unlike is it to the popular 

 notion of golden-rod that, upon 

 picking a specimen one time and 

 telling its name to an inquiring 

 friend who was walking with me, 

 the surprised response came : " What ! that thing 

 golden-rod ? Nonsense ! " There is just a slight 

 resemblance in the superficial appearance of the 

 flower to mignonette. 



S. Lanceolata. 



