YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 



from a fibrous root. The smooth, hollow, grooved 

 stalk is leafy below, and contains a milky juice. The 

 large leaves are very decorative, and are used as a 

 salad and as a pot herb. They are Dandelion-like, 

 smooth, shining and clasp the stalk with a heart- 

 shaped vase. They are sharply cut into several irre- 

 gular, misshapen triangles that succeed each other 

 closely. Their wavy margins are toothed or edged 

 with soft, weak spines. Other leaves are lance- 

 shaped with smooth margins. They alternate along 

 the stalk, and have a stout midrib. The lower leaves 

 are stemmed. Hare's Lettuce became a popular 

 name for this plant because the large leaves afforded 

 shelter for that animal, and, according to "Grete 

 Herbale," "if the hare come under it, he is sure that 

 no beaste can touch hym." The small, pale yellow, 

 flat-topped flower heads are loosely arranged in a 

 spreading, terminal cluster. The numerous fluffy 

 florets are set in a green, vase-shaped cup. The Sow 

 Thistle is a common plant everywhere in fields, and 

 along roadways and fence rows from May to November. 



SPRING, OR SHARP-FRINGED SOW THISTLE 



Sonchus asper. Chicory Family. 



An annual species, similar to the Common Sow 

 Thistle. The lower leaves are pointed paddle-shaped, 

 and taper into a narrow stem. The upper leaves are 

 gracefully arched and slightly folded, with irregular 

 wavy margins that are thistle-like and fringed with 

 many rather weak, spine-like points. They clasp the 



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