140 YELLOW AND ORANGE 



1. LOOSESTRIFE: Lysimachia terrestris. 

 Primrose Family. June — Aug 



Found in low, wet ground. Newfoundland to 

 Northern Georgia, west to Minnesota, Arkan- 

 sas and Manitoba. 

 Flowers — Yellow, with reddish dots near the cen- 

 ter, borne in elongated cluster termi- 

 nating stem, 1—2 feet high. 

 Leaves — Opposite, tapering at both ends. 



2. FOUR-LEAVED LOOSESTRIFE; Whorled 

 Loosestrife: Crosswort. Lysimachia quadrifdlia. 



Primrose Family. June — Aug. 



A slender plant 1-3 feet tall, found in open 

 woods, moist, sandy soil. New Brunswick to 

 Georgia, west to Illinois and Minnesota. 

 Flowers — Yellow, dotted around the center or 

 faintly streaked with red, borne on 

 slender stems springing from the leaf 

 angles. 

 Leaves — In whorls of 3-7, usually 4. 



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