WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 



large, curving, alternating leaf is broadly oblong and 

 pointed. It is rough above and downy beneath; 

 finely toothed, strongly ribbed, thick- textured, and 

 clasps the stalk, often with a pair of flaring lobes. 

 The larger, lower leaves taper toward either end, and 

 are set on slender stems. The solitary, large, yellow 

 flower heads are set on the top of stout, terminal, 

 single leafed stems, and are supported with a small, 

 single leaf, which is set close to their shallow green 

 cups. The numerous tubular florets are set in a large, 

 flat disc, and are surrounded with a- fringe of many 

 long, narrow, curving spreading rays. Elecampane 

 is found along roadsides, fence rows, and in fields, 

 from July to September, from Nova Scotia, Ontario, 

 and Minnesota, south to North Carolina and Missouri. 



BLACK=EYED=SUSAN. YELLOW DAISY. NIGGER- 

 HEAD. GOLDEN JERUSALEM. CORNFLOWER 



Rudbeckia birta. Thistle Family 



The lively orange and black heads of these thrifty, 

 conspicuous flowers seem to accelerate the grandeur 

 of our fields and meadows from May to September, 

 where they flaunt their Princeton colours with a vigour 

 that the farmer beholds with contempt, because he 

 cannot capitalize their beauty along with his hay. 

 The slender, hairy stems are tough, usually unbranched, 

 sparingly leaved, and grow from one to three feet high. 

 Often several stems occur in a tuft. The long, nar- 

 row, pointed leaves have a rough, hairy surface, and 

 partly clasp the stem. They have a strong midrib, 



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