WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 



irregularly oval or ovate, with the edges mostly entire. 

 The upper ones usually clasp the stalk, and are much 

 smaller. The larger leaves are four or five inches long, 

 and are used as a spring salad, for which purpose they 

 are sometimes cultivated. The bright yellow flowers 

 are typical of all the Mustards in structure and shape. 

 The six stamens are tipped with yellow, and the calyx 

 becomes yellow as the flower matures. The lower 

 flowers open first, and are immediately succeeded 

 by the narrow seed pod, while the top of the cluster 

 is closely spiked with the short, narrow, yellow, peg- 

 like buds. Herb of St. Barbarea is an ancient name 

 having to do with the dedication of this flower. It is 

 found in blossom from April to June, from Labrador 

 to southern New York and Virginia, and locally 

 in the interior. Also on the Pacific coast. The plant 

 is naturalized from Europe. 



SILVERY, OR HOARY CINQUEFOIL 



Potentilla argentea. Rose Family. 



The charm of this little Cinquefoil lies in the sil- 

 very lining of dark green, and often tufted foliage. 

 Its slender, leafy, branching and reddish stalk grows 

 from a few inches to a foot in height, and is covered 

 with a silky, whitish down. All of the leaves, except- 

 ing those topmost, are short-stemmed. The five, 

 narrow, spreading leaflets composing the compound 

 leaf, are deeply cut, and the edge is slightly curved 

 backward. The large, five-petalled, yellow flower 

 has numerous stamens, and the green calyx parts are 



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