A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



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only for a day. Petals separate above and recurved, united 

 below into a funnel-shaped tube. Fruit a 3-angled pod. {Lilia- 

 ceae.) 



Day-lily. Hcmerocallis fiilva. From 3-5 ft. tall. Leaves 

 not quite so long, about ^ in. wide, grooved. Flowers 4-5 

 in. long, rusty-orange. July. New Brunswick to Va. and 

 Tenn., cultivated and escaping. Native of Europe and Asia. 

 Fig. 115. 



116. Flower-cluster a spike or a simple or branched raceme, 

 see figs. 1 17-123 (nos. 1 17-129). 



Flower-cluster decidedly and conspicuously branched .... no. 125 

 Flower-cluster unbranched (or if branched, only slightly to in 

 no. 124) 



Flowers rose-purple Swamp Pink no. 1 17 



Flowers not rose-purple 



Leaves with the margins not quite parallel 



Leaves all basal Colic Root no. 1 18 



Leaves basal and also on the stem .. Blazing Star no. 119 

 Leaves with the margins quite parallel 

 Leaves very numerous (30-60) ; 

 plant 3-5 ft Turkey Beard no. 120 



Leaves fewer; plants mostly lower 



Stalk of the flower-cluster decidedly hairy 



False Asphodel no. 121 



Stalk of the flower-cluster not hairy 

 Flower-cluster 1-2 in. long ; leaves scarcely M2 in. 



wide Bog Asphodel no. 122 



Flower-cluster longer; leaves wider 



