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A gorgeous radiant blossom, with numerous bright golden 

 rays, which are three-lobed at the apex, and having also a big, 

 fringed, globose, reddish-brown centre, composed of many 

 minute disk-flowers. The leaves are coarse, the larger ones 

 being toothed half-way in the middle. 



There are meadows in the mountains rendered more beau- 

 tiful than any others by reason of these great showy Gail- 

 lardias. 



Gaillardia Land ! It lies far from the busy marts of men. 

 Blue heavens above, and golden flowers about your feet, and 

 all the world full of a very abandon of colour. Here 



"A thousand odours rise, 

 Breathed up from blossoms of a thousand dyes." 



Ways of peace lead over the fields of rest, and whosoever 

 wanders therein finds sweet food for dreams, and gladness 

 •all the way. 



" Blue of a burning, boundless sky, 

 Gold of a boundless, splendid sod ; 

 Prodigal noontide, far and nigh. 



Blue and gold on the plains of God." 



HEART-LEAF ARNICA 



Arnica cordifolia. Composite Family 



Stems : simple, or sparingly branched. Leaves : basal and lower ones 

 ovate, obtuse and deeply cordate at the base, dentate ; stem-leaves in 

 pairs, ovate, sessile, small. Flowers : large long-peduncled heads of both 

 tubular and radiate flowers ; receptacle flat ; rays slightly toothed at 

 the apex. 



This is the most common species of Arnica in the moun- 

 tains, and is a handsome plant, standing from one to two feet 

 high. It has pale green hairy leaves, which are markedly 

 heart-shaped at the base, and many attractive blossoms com- 

 posed of light golden rays, their deep yellow centres consist- 

 ing of numerous disk-flowers. These blossoms, which are 



