44 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



WILD SUNFLOWER (Helianthus giganteus). Composite 



family. 



Max. ht. 10 ft.; stem hairy, stout; flower-heads 

 large; leaves lance-shaped, pointed, finely toothed 

 or almost without teeth, nearly without stalks. Wet 

 places. Late summer. 



CANADIAN GOLDEN-ROD (Solidago Canadensis). Com- 

 posite family. 



Ht. 3-6 ft.; stem hairy; flower-heads small, in 

 curving, one-sided, long racemes forming terminal 

 panicle; leaves lance-shaped, sharply toothed, 

 without stalks, rough. Fields, etc. Late summer, 

 autumn. 



21. Leaves alternate, simple, flowers composite, stem not angled, 

 or silky or hairy, leaves clasping or nearly so. 



CANADA HAWKWEED (Hieracium Canadense). Composite 



family. 



Ht. i -several ft.; flowers like small dandelions in 

 clusters (panicles) at top; leaves oblong or lance- 

 shaped, pointed, toothed, somewhat clasping. Dry 

 woods. Summer and early autumn. 



YELLOW THISTLE (Cnicus horridulus) . Composite family. 

 Ht. few ft.; stout; head i in. broad, flowers all 

 tubular; leaves long, irregularly cut and toothed; 

 lobes with prickles. Sandy places. Summer. 



ELECAMPANE (Inula Helenium). Composite family. 

 Max. ht. 6 ft.; stems stout; rays numerous, narrow; 

 flower-heads large; leaves large, woolly on under 

 surface, those from root egg-shaped with stalks, 

 others clasping stem. Roadsides and damp places. 

 Late summer. 



PRICKLY LBTTUC E (Lactuca Scariola) . Composite family . 

 Ht. several ft.; stout; flower-heads 6-12, small, in 

 terminal and axillary racemes; leaves oblong, 

 finely and sharply toothed; prickles along mid-rib 

 underneath* Waste places. Late summer. 



