YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



and skin eruptions among infants. The rather stout; 

 leafy, branching or simply hairy stalk rises from 

 one to nine feet. The strongly ribbed, lance-shaped, 

 alternating leaf tapers toward either end, and has an 

 obscurely toothed margin. The lower ones are short- 

 stemmed, and the upper ones are seated upon the 

 stalk. Both leaf and stalk are often stained with 

 purple. The flower has four flaring, heart-shaped 

 petals, and eight long, golden-tipped, and spreading 

 stamens. The four long, pale yellow sepals curve 

 backward around the exceedingly long green calyx 

 tube. The large green seed case is grooved and sticky. 

 The flower buds are closely gathered in a terminal 

 arrangement, and open only one or two at a time. 

 As the flowering season nears the end, the blossoms 

 seem to remain open much longer during the day, and 

 this is attributed to the failing light of the autumn sun. 



COMMON SUNDROPS 



Oenothera fruticosa. Evening Primrose Family. 



A common day-flowering perennial, similar to the 

 Evening Primrose, growing from one to three feet 

 high, and usually branched. The sparingly toothed 

 oblong or lance-shaped leaves are either clasping or 

 short-stemmed. The hairy stalk and the closely set 

 alternating leaves are frequently stained with purple. 

 The large yellow flowers are grouped in leafy ter- 

 minal spikes. The four long, heart-shaped petals are 

 thin-textured and delicately veined. The long yellow 

 stamens spread from the centre, and the buds start 



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