292 A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 

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897. Golden Aster. Chrysopsis falcata. A white-woolly 

 perennial 4-12 in. high, usually growing in clumps. Leaves 

 linear, a little sickle-shaped, about 3 in. long. Flowers as 

 in No. 898. In dry sandy places, Coastal Mass. to New Jersey. 

 July. 



898. Golden Aster. Chrysopsis niariana. An erect, rather 

 stiff perennial, 6-18 in. high, usually growing in clumps. 

 Leaves lance-oblong, softly hairy when young, often losing 

 the hairs in age. Flowers yellow, the heads about i>4 in. 

 wide, the rays not notched, the flower heads not numerous, 

 in small terminal clusters. Li dry sandy soil. Long Island, 

 N. Y. to Florida and Louisiana. August. Fig 898. 



899. Plants 2>^-io ft. high. 

 Flower heads i-i3<2 in. wide 



Flower heads without rays, some of the leaves divided .... 



Beggar-ticks no. 900 



Rays conspicuous ; none of the leaves divided 



Bur Marigold no. 901 



Flower heads 2 in. wide, or more 

 Flower heads solitary or few 



Some or all the leaves alternate 

 Flower heads about 214 in. wide .... Elecampane no. 902 

 Flower heads 4-6 in. wide . . Common Sunflower no. 903 



All the leaves opposite Woodland Sunflower no. 904 



Flower heads in decided clusters 



