YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



branching, hairy and leafy stalk rises from six inches 

 to a foot or so in height. The toothless, short-stemmed, 

 lance-shaped leaves are taper-pointed and narrowed 

 at the base. They occur in opposite pairs, and the 

 topmost frequently have from two to six bristle-like 

 teeth near the base. The midrib is noticeable, and 

 the edge is rough to the touch. The small tubular, 

 greenish yellow flowers are set singly in the axil of the 

 upper leaves. The corolla is two-lipped. The upper 

 lip is arched, and the lower one is three-lobed and 

 spreading and is tinted with yellow. This Cow- 

 wheat is very common and is found growing in favour- 

 able places from Canada to Georgia, Tennessee and 

 Iowa. 



YELLOW BEDSTRAW. LADY'S BEDSTRAW. 

 CHEESE-RENNET. BEDFLOWER. 

 FLEAWORT. 



Galium verum. Madder Family. 



The name Bedstraw alludes to the legend in which 

 one of these plants was found among the hay on 

 which Mary, the Mother of Jesus, rested. This 

 yellow-flowered species has been introduced from 

 Europe, and is found from May to September in dry 

 fields locally from Maine to New Jersey, Pennsyl- 

 vania and Ontario. The bruised plant is sometimes 

 introduced into milk, in order to impart a yellow 

 colour to cheese. It is also used for dying yellow. 

 The roots of this, as well as those of most other species, 

 dye red, and when the plant is eaten by animals, it 

 colours the bones, like madder. It was formerly 



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