140 YELLOW AND ORANGE 



1. LOOSESTRIFE: Lysimachia terrestris, 

 Primrose Family. June Aug 



Found in low, wet ground. Newfoundland to 

 Northern Georgia, west to Minnesota, Arkan- 

 sas and Manitoba. 



FLOWERS Yellow, with reddish dots near the cen- 

 ter, borne in elongated cluster termi- 

 nating stem, 12 feet high. 

 LEAVES Opposite, tapering at both ends. 



2. FOUR-LEAVED LOOSESTRIFE; Whorled 

 Loosestrife : Crosswort. Lysimachia quadrifolia. 



Primrose Family. June Aug. 



A slender plant 13 feet tall, found in open 

 woods, moist, sandy soil. New Brunswick to 

 Georgia, west to Illinois and Minnesota. 

 FLOWERS Yellow, dotted around the center or 

 faintly streaked with red, borne on 

 slender stems springing from the leaf 

 angles. 

 LEAVES In whorls of 3-7, usually 4. 



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