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marks of a parasite. It has a root of its own, and it 

 has green leaves, showing that it does some work 

 for itself. Study those leaves. Do you ever fmd r 

 any one plant upon which every leaf has the same 

 shape? Is there any reason for their deep veining? 

 Or for their silky down? Have you noticed the 

 many seeds in the case? How are these seeds dis- 

 persed? Is that the reason the Castilleja soon covers 

 an acreage? 



Castilleja is named in honor of a Spanish botanist, 



Castillejo. The species 

 shown here is parviflora, 

 meaning "poor flowers." 

 They are smaller than 

 many of their sisters, but 

 even this species often 

 grows large and beauti- 

 ful. Perhaps the type 

 from which the species 

 was named was picked 

 at the end of summer 

 in some dry situation. 

 You know, from your 

 own observation, that 

 the earlier blossoms of 

 every species grow more 

 magnificent than the later ones. If you keep pick- 

 ing the blossoms, the plant will send out new ones 



CASTILLEJA 



