214 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



tinctive ray florets that render the plants very 

 conspicuous. In other species, as in the group to 

 which the Sunflower belongs, there are distinct 

 ray florets around the outside of the head which 



serve to render the flower- 

 heads conspicuous from 

 a distancee. Several spe- 

 cies of the latter type 

 come into blossom dur- 

 ing the summer. The 

 Rudbeckia or Cone- 

 flower is one of these; 

 the Coreopsis and Sneeze- 

 weeds are others, while 

 there are several species 

 of the wild Sunflowers. 

 These various blossoms 

 show striking tones of 

 yellow and by the road- 

 sides or in the fields 

 they do much to light 

 up the summer landscape. 

 CONE-FLOWER. July 

 CONE-FLOWER j s ^ g a i a month for 



the Cone-flowers, often called Brown-eyed Daisies 

 and sometimes Black-eyed Susans. When they 

 first appear in all the freshness of their brown 

 and gold they are really very attractive. They 

 abound in meadows and pastures as well as along 



