MOUXTAIN FlOWI.kS .,,,. 



NARROW-LEAVED PUCCOON 



Lithospt-niiuiii aiioustijoliuin. l;or;i<;(.* l-;iiiiilv 



Stems: branched, erect or ascen(liii<^. Leaves: linear, sessile, arutc. 

 Flowers: of two kinds, in terminal leaty racemes; corolla of the earlier 

 ones salver-form, bright yellow, five-lobed, the lobes erose-<lenti( ulate, 

 the throat crested ; later Howers much smaller and pale yellow, t leislo;^- 

 amous, ai)undantly fertile, their pedicels recurved in fruit. Fruit: nullel.s 

 white, smooth, shining, ovoid, more or less pitted, keeled on the inner side. 



The French call this Puccoon Plautc aux l\rlis, because of 

 the hard stony seeds that mature in the cal\ x, and whicli, 

 though at first soft and .i;recn, .L;"raduall\ becDinc liard, while, 

 and shining. It is on account of these nutlets tliat the plant 

 is named from the Greek lithos, " a stone," and spcnn, "a seed." 

 The flowers arc a pretty lemon coloiu-, the earlier ones being 

 of a much deeper shade and largei- in size than tli<»se which 

 appear later in the summer. The\' grow in close leaf\- clusters, 

 and have a long, sahcr-form, five -cleft corolla. The steins and 

 leaves are quite downs . This Puccoon grows in small tufts or 

 mats, from six to ten inches high, and is usualK' found on the 

 dry open lands, where its 



"Leaves and brandies, crossed and linked. 

 Cling like children and embrace." 



YELLOW BEARD-TONGUE 



Pcnstt'iiion LOiii'i-)t!(s. I'igwort family 



Stems: slender. Leaves: lower ones lanceolate, attenuate below to 

 narrow petioles, mostly entire, the cauline se.ssile by a broad base. 

 Flowers: thyrsus spiciform, interrupted, dense, manyHowcred clusters; 

 corolla very narrow, lower lip consi)icuously bearded within. 



The Yellow Heard-tongue grows high up on the mountains. 

 The flowers, which \ar\ in hue from \ellow to cream colour, 

 are set in sevei"al dense clusters round about the stem, encir- 

 cling it at intervals. lM)r fmther information regarding tiie 

 Penstoiious see page 243 in the Blue to Purple Sei-tion. 



