PINK 



ands through which we pass. In parts of the country it is near- 

 iy as common as the golden-rods and asters which appear at 

 about the same season. With the deep purple of the iron-weed 

 it gives variety to the intense hues which herald the coming of 

 autumn. 



" Joe Pye" is said to have been the name of an Indian who 

 cured typhus fever in New England by means of this plant. The 

 tiny trumpet-shaped blossoms which make up the flower-heads 

 may have suggested the other common name. 



CLIMBING HEMP-WEED. 



Mikania scandens. Composite Family. 



Stem. Twining and climbing; nearly smooth. Leaves. Opposite; 

 somewhat triangular-heart-shaped ; pointed ; toothed at the base. Flower- 

 heads. Pink or whitish ; composed of four tubular flowers ; clustered ; 

 resembling boneset. 



In late summer one often finds the thickets which line the 

 slow streams nearly covered with the flowers of the climbing 

 hemp-weed. At first sight the likeness to the boneset is so 

 marked that the two plants are often confused, but a second 

 glance discovers the climbing stems and triangular leaves which 

 clearly distinguish this genus. 



