YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



New Brunswick to Hudson Bay, and Manitoba to 

 North Carolina and Missouri, from June to November. 



SWEET, OR ANISE-SCENTED GOLDEN-ROD. 

 BLUE MOUNTAIN TEA 



Solidago odora. Thistle Family. 



The bruised foliage of this species diffuses a pleas- 

 ant and lasting anise-like fragrance which instantly 

 reveals its identity. It yields a volatile oil, and at 

 one time the dried leaves and flowers were steeped 

 like tea, and used for medicinal purposes. Its 

 smooth, toothless, bright green leaves are long and 

 narrow, and are conspicuously dotted with minute, 

 transparent specks. They are thin-textured, and 

 have a prominent midrib. The slender, simple stem 

 rises from two to four feet high, and is often reclin- 

 ing. The flowers are small and unattractive, and 

 have three to four s rays. They are arranged on 

 small spreading stems in a loose, one-sided, plume- 

 like terminal head. This species frequents the borders 

 of thickets in dry or sandy soil from southern New 

 Hampshire and Vermont to Florida, and west to 

 Texas and Missouri, from July to September. It is 

 common in the pine barrens of New Jersey. 



ELM-LEAVED GOLDEN-ROD 



Solidago ulmifolia. Thistle Family. 



This common, slender and smooth-stemmed Golden- 

 rod is characterized by the strong resemblance of 

 its leaves to those of the Elm tree. They are thin- 



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