A GUIDE TO THE WILD FLOWERS 



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yellow, the head about ^ in. wide, and clustered rather 

 sparsely at the end of a naked or scaly stalk, not over 12 in. 

 high, often less. In fields and waste places, Newfoundland 

 and Ontario to New Jersey, Penn. and Ohio. Native of 

 Europe and Asia. June-October. Fig. 921. 



922. Rattlesnake-weed. Hicmciuhi vcnosiim. A low, mostly 

 smooth perennial with basal leaves and rarely I or 2 on the 

 stem. Leaves usually in a rosette on the ground, of an oblong 

 type, and purple-veined. Flowers yellow, the heads about 

 y2-}i in. wide, a few of them clustered at the end of the, 

 stalk. In dry woods and thickets, Maine and Ontario to 

 Georgia, and westward. June-October. 



923. Orange Hawkweed. Hicrachim aiirantiaciim. One of 

 the commonest and most beautiful European weeds introduced 

 into America, not unlike No. 922 in habit, but the plant 

 densely hairy and the gorgeous flower heads reddish-orange. 

 In fields, often to the exclusion of anything else, especially 

 in the uplands. New Brunswick and Ontario to New York, 

 New Jersey and Penn. August. Fig. 923. A related European 

 weed, H. pracaltiim, is also very common, but has yellow 

 flowers. It grows in similar places. 



924. Hairy Hawk weed. Hicrachim Gronovii. A stiff, hairy- 

 stemmed plant with b asal and stem leaves that are covered 

 with hairs . Leaved broadest towards the tip, 23/2-4 in. long, 

 stalked, the upper ones smaller and stalkless. Flowers yellow, 

 the heads about •)4 in. wide, in an open loose cluster. In dry 

 places, Mass. and Ontario to Florida, and westward. August. 



