142 IDENTIFYING WILD FLOWERS. 



like, erect raceme, 2-4 in. ; fruit triangular, red ; leaves 

 linear, 6-12 in., stiff, pointed ; flowers green at the back ; 

 5-10 in. (L.) 1211 



Small. 



Golden-rod. Heads diam. nearly j in. ; length f in. ; 

 heads with ray florets 10-12 ; disc florets about 15, each 5- 

 cleft ; heads in erect, crowded, spike-like racemes ; leaves 

 narrow, about 2 in. ; thickets ; 6-24 in. (c.) 704 



Nipplewort. Heads diam. f in. ; length nearly J in. ; 

 florets about 12, all ray, strap-shaped ; bracts about 9, 

 linear, stiff, in 1 row ; lower leaves nearly lyrate, upper 

 ovate, dentate ; plant somewhat hairy below, milky ; 

 waste places ; 1-2 ft. (v.c.) 648 



Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot Trefoil. Diam. f in. ; length 

 J in. or over ; sepals 5 ; petals 5, unequal ; stamens 10 ; 

 calyx- teeth spreading in bud ; flowers 5-12 in umbels on 

 long stalks ; leaves with 4-5 leaflets, each f in., obovate ; 

 meadows ; plant slender, 6-24 in. (c.) 330 



Trailing St. John's-wort. Diam. f in. ; sepals 5 ; petals 

 5 ; stamens many, in 3 bundles ; stem weak, prostrate, 

 leafy ; leaves oblong, J in. ; branches compressed ; com- 

 mons ; 4-10 in. (c.) 247 



Dwarf Nipplewort. Heads diam. nearly f in. ; florets 

 all ray ; flower stalk very thick and hollow above ; leaves 

 oblong-obovate^ 2J in. ; heads campanulate ; stems many, 

 slender, stiff ; plant milky ; cornfields ; 4-12 in. (L.) 647 



Tasteless Mountain Stonecrop. Diam. ^ in. ; sepals 

 5 ; petals 5, spreading ; stamens 10 ; flowers in crowded 

 cymes 1J in. across, nearly sessile ; leaves J in., fleshy, 

 cylindric, with a point at the base ; old walls ; 3-6 in. 

 (L.) 468 



Least Lettuce. Heads diam. -^ in. ; length J in. ; 

 florets all ray, strap-shaped, heads in alternate tufts, form- 

 ing long clusters, like spikes ; lower leaves pinnatifid ; 

 upper, narrow, pointed, 2J in., arrow-shaped at base, clasp- 

 ing; sea marshes ; 12-18 in. (R.) 619 



Tufted Loosestrife. Diam. J in. ; sepals 5 ; corolla 5- 

 cleft ; stamens 5 ; flowers in dense, axillary racemes ; stem 



