YELLOW FLOWERS 



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YELLOW FLOWERS, 51-99 



I. Flowers grouped in Composite Heads .... 51-65 



II. Flowers grouped otherwise or occurring singly . . 66-99 



A. Leaves compound, deeply cut, or lobed . 66-80 



B. Leaves quite simple, at most toothed . 81-99 



a. Stamens absent, or 3-4 in number 81-86 



b. Stamens 5-6 in number . . 87-90 



c. Stamens more than 6 in number . 91-99 



51. Golden-rod, Solidago Virgaurea, Daisy family. The 

 leaves are lance-shaped with serrate edges, dark green in colour, 

 and borne on the angular branched stem : flower-heads small 

 but numerous and gathered into a handsome, yellow, brush-like 

 inflorescence : the plant is medium-sized, 1 to 2 ft. high, and 



51. Goldeu-rod. 



52. Corn-Marigold. 



inclined to be bushy : it grows in thickets, flowering in late 

 summer : the leaves were formerly much used for dressing 

 wounds : foreign species are cultivated as the Golden-rods of the 

 garden. 



52. Corn-Marigold, Chrysanthemum segetum, Daisy family. 

 The leaves are very smooth, and bright green, oblong in shape, 

 but deeply notched : flower-heads large, with a conspicuous ray, 

 and occurring singly : the plant is small, about 1 ft. nigh, and 

 slightly branched : it occurs in corn-fields, where it flowers from 



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