SUNFLOWER FAMILY. Compositae. 



one to three feet high, the leaves toothed and cut, and the 

 flower-heads measuring from one to two inches across, 

 with bright golden centers and pure white rays. 



There are several kinds of Coreothrogyne, some re- 

 sembling Lessingia, others Aster. 



This forms a clump from one to three 

 Woolly Aster feet hi h with many erect stems, white 

 Coreothrdgyne , . 



filaginijblia Wlt ^ woo ^y down, at least when young, 



Pink, purple and crowded with alternate, pale grayish- 



Spring, summer, green leaves, thin and soft in texture and 



autumn covered with down. The flower-heads are 



California . , ... . . 



an inch across, with purplish-pink rays 



and dark yellow centers, and contrast rather prettily with 

 the pale foliage. In Yosemite this grows on rocky ledges 

 below five thousand feet and blooms late. It is common 

 from Monterey to Santa Barbara, blooming at almost alJ 

 seasons, and is very variable. 



These flowers do not look much like 

 Psildstrophe those of a compos it e , but give more the 



'sparsTfidlT effect of y ellow Wallflowers. The plant 



(Riddellia) is very attractive, from one to two feet 



Yellow tall, with alternate, bluish-green leaves, 



Arizona SUmmef m st f them tcothless ' and handsome 

 clusters of lemon-yellow flowers. They 

 are each about three-quarters of an inch across, delicately 

 scented, and usually have four large rays, mixed with a 

 few smaller and more irregularly shaped, all much more 

 like petals than rays and becoming papery in fading. The 

 picture is of a plant growing in the Grand Canyon. 



A pretty, compact, shrubby plant, 



Paper Flowers ; J * ' 



Psildstrophe woody below, about a foot high, with 



Codperi tangled branches, pale downy twigs, and 



Yellow thickish, dull green, downy leaves. The 



Spring pretty flowers are an inch and a quarter 



Southwest -j.4. 11 



across, with an orange- yellow center and 



five or six, large, clear bright yellow rays, twisted to one 

 side and puckered at the base, turning back and becoming 

 papery as they fade. This plant is at its best in sandy soil 

 and is very effective in the desert. When fully developed 

 it is very symmetrical in outline, forming a charming 

 yellow globe of flowers. 



There are several kinds of Xylorrhiza, nearly related to 

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