YELLOW AND ORANGE 183 



BUTTERFLY WEED; PLEURISY ROOT: 

 Orange-root: Orange Milkweed. 



Asclepias tuberdsa. 



Milkweed Family. June Sept. 



Found in dry fields. Maine to Gulf States, 

 west to Ontario and Arizona. Common south- 

 ward. 



FLOWERS Similar in structure to the Common 

 Milkweed, reddish orange or orange- 

 yellow, in erect clusters terminating 

 stem, 2-3 feet high. 



LEAVES Narrow-oblong, or lance-shaped, tooth- 

 less, hairy beneath, nearly or quite 

 stemless. 



GINSENG: Panax quinque folium. 



Ginseng Family. July Aug. 



Found in rich woods. Quebec to Alabama, 

 west to Nebraska. 



FLOWERS Inconspicuous, greenish yellow, in a 

 cluster terminating stem, 815 inches 

 high. Berries red in a cluster. 



LEAVES Consisting of 3 sets in a whorl, each 

 set composed of 5 somewhat egg-shaped, 

 sharp-pointed, toothed leaflets. 



