272 A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



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high. Leaves usually broad, roughened on the upper surface, 

 more or less angled, often 6-9 in. wide. Flowers greenish, 

 inconspicuous, in small heads, followed by an oblong or oval 

 bur, which is covered with hooked prickles. Quebec and On- 

 tario to Florida, and westward. September. Fig. 834. 



835. Tansy. Tanacetum vulgare. A coarse, aromatic, mostly 

 unbranched European herb, 1-3 ft. high. Leaves divided into 

 many sharp-pointed triangular segments, the whole leaf, es- 

 pecially the lower ones, often 8 in. long. Flowers tubular, 

 yellow, in tight heads, the latter arranged in a large, branched, 

 usually flat-topped cluster. Common in fields and waste 

 places. Nova Scotia to No. Carolina, and westward. August. 

 Fig. 835. 



836. Beach Wormwood, Artemisia Stcllcriana. A densely 

 white-woolly herb, usually growing in clumps, 1-2 ft. high, 

 and strongly suggesting the garden Dusty Miller. Leaves cut 

 into wedge-shaped segments, which are more or less round- 

 lobed, especially towards the tip. Flowers tubular, greenish- 

 yellow, the heads grouped in small clusters which are ar- 

 ranged in long spike-like clusters. Sands of the sea beaches. 

 Quebec to New Jersey. Fig. 836. 



837. Wild Wormwood. Artemisia caudata. A very leafy 

 aromatic herb, 2-4 ft. high. Leaves green, much divided, the 

 segments thread-like. Flowers greenish-yellow, the heads 

 small, drooping, and very numerous, arranged in spike-like, 

 much branched and profuse clusters. In sand and sometimes 

 on sea beaches. Quebec to Florida, and westward. August. 

 Fig. 837. 



