WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 



stalk, leaf and flower, surely indicates the perfection 

 of a vigorous, healthy growth, which they enjoy, 

 and were it less snappy and effective, it might be called 

 coarse, rather than delicate. The large, showy, 

 saucer-shaped flower measures an inch or an inch and 

 a half across, and resembles a good-sized Buttercup as 

 much as anything. Like the Hepaticas, the Marsh 

 Marigolds do not possess true petals; but the broad 

 oval sepals, from five to ten in number, serve in their 

 stead. The glossy, delicate-textured flowers emit a 

 slight odour, and have numerous stamens and pistils. 

 The stout, smooth, hollow stalk is often branched at 

 the top where the flowers are borne during April, May, 

 and June, and it grows a foot or two in height. The 

 smooth, rich, bright green leaves are generally rounded 

 and heart-shaped at the base, and are broader than 

 long. The lower ones have long, thick stems, rising 

 directly from the root. The upper ones are usually 

 stemless, and are set directly on the stalk, particu- 

 larly where it branches. The leaves are used as a 

 spring vegetable, and, together with the stalks and 

 buds, are boiled and eaten like spinach, to which it 

 is said to be superior. The Marsh Marigolds range 

 from New Brunswick to the Rocky Mountains, and 

 south to Iowa and South Carolina. 



COMMON BARBERRY. PEPPERIDQE BUSH 



Berberis vulgaris. Barberry Family. 



The Barberry becomes conspicuous during Septem- 

 ber and October, when its beautiful pendant clusters 



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