44 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



Wild Sunflower {Helianthus giganteus). Composite 

 family. 

 Max. ht. lo ft.; stem hairy, stout; flower-heads 

 large; leaves lance-shapcd, pointed, finely toothed 

 or almost without teeth, nearly witlwut stalks. Wet 

 places. Late summer. 



Canadian Golden-rod {Solidago Canadensis). Com- 

 posite family. 

 Ht. 3-6 ft.; stem hairy; flower-heads small, in 

 curving, one-sided, long racemes forming terminal 

 panicle; leaves lance-shaped, sharply toothed, 

 without stalks, rough. Fields, etc. Late summer, 

 autumn. 



21. Leaves alternate, simple, flowers composite, stem not angled, 

 or silky or hairy, leaves clasping or nearly so. 



Canada Hawkweed {Hieracium Canadense). Composite 

 family. 

 Ht. i-several ft.; flowers like small dandelions in 

 clusters (panicles) at top; leaves oblong or lance- 

 shaped, pointed, toothed, somewhat clasping. Dry 

 woods. Summer and early autumn. 



Yellow Thistle {Cnicus horriduliis) . Composite family. 

 Ht. few ft.; stout; head i in. broad, flowers all 

 tubular; leaves long, irregularly cut and toothed; 

 lobes with prickles. Sandy places. Summer. 



Elecampane {Inula Helenium). Composite family. 



Max. ht. 6 ft.; stems stout; rays numerous, narrow; 

 flower-heads large; leaves large, woolly on under 

 surface, those from root egg-shaped with stalks, 

 others clasping stem. Roadsides and damp places. 

 Late summer. 



Prickly Lettuce {Lactuca Scariola) . Composite family. 

 Ht. several ft.; stout; flower-heads 6-12, small, in 

 terminal and axillary racemes; leaves oblong, 

 finely and sharply toothed; prickles along mid-rib 

 underneath. Waste places. Late summer. 



