YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



flowers excepting one, which is called Silver -rod, 

 from its white or cream-coloured spikes. 



BLUE-STEMMED, WREATHED, OR WOODLAND 

 GOLDEN-ROD 



Solidago caesia. Thistle Family. 



This very slender, curving, leafy and smooth-stem- 

 med species is characterized by the bluish or purple 

 bloom of its stalk, which grows from one to three 

 feet high. The thin-textured, oblong or lance-shaped, 

 feathery-veined leaves taper toward either end, and 

 are sharply pointed. The margins are sharply toothed, 

 and the midrib is distinct. They are arranged alter- 

 nately upon the stalk, and at short intervals. The 

 yellow flowers are wreathed in pretty clusters all along 

 the stalks in the axils of the leaves. Like most of 

 its kind, this species has a top-heavy appearance, a 

 peculiarity which often causes the stem to curve 

 gracefully under its golden weight. It is found 

 commonly during August, September and Octo- 

 ber, in and about moist, shaded woods and 

 thickets of a deciduous nature, from Manitoba 

 and Ontario to Minnesota, Florida, Alabama and 

 Texas. The Blue-stemmed Golden-rod is probably 

 the latest blooming species of the year. 



ZIG-ZAG, OR BROAD-LEAVED GOLDEN-ROD 



Solidago latifolia. Thistle Family. 



This species is readily distinguished by its usually 

 single, zig-zagged or angular, green stem, and also 



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