SUNFLOWER FAMILY. Composltae. 



Rather handsome, though a coarse 

 Balsam-root lant oyer a foot tall with hair dull 



Balsamorrhlza . , , . j i_ i 



Hdokeri green or grayish leaves, crisp and harsh to 



Yellow the touch, variously lobed and cut, 



Spring chiefly in a clump at the root. The flowers 



West, except are numerouSf from an inch and a half to 

 over two inches across, with deep orange- 

 yellow rays, and grow singly on long flower-stalks. This 

 flourishes on dry plains and mesas. 



There are several kinds of Wyethia, resembling Bal- 

 sam-roots, but their thick roots not resinous. 



A robust and exceedingly handsome 

 Yellows, Mule- plantj one of twQ feet tall> with rich 



Wyethia foliage and gorgeous flowers. The leaves 



amplexicaulis are stiffish, dark rich green, smooth but 

 Yellow somewhat sticky, often toothed; the stem- 



leaves alternate their bases partly clasp- 

 ing, and the root-leaves a foot or two long 

 and two or three inches broad, with leaf-stalks. The 

 flower-heads are about four inches across, with bright 

 yellow rays, almost orange color, and the center with three 

 rows of yellow disk-flowers, surrounding a clump of pointed, 

 overlapping, stiff, greenish scales in the middle. This 

 sometimes forms immense patches on dry hills at rather 

 high altitudes, as far east as Colorado. It is sometimes 

 called Compass Plant, because its leaves are thought to 

 point North and South, and the Indian name is "Pe-ik." 



Not so handsome as the last, but a 

 Woolly Wyethia 



Wyethia mollis striking plant, from one to four feet high, 

 Yellow with gray-green, velvety foliage, all 



Summer covered with soft wool, forming large 



clumps of leaves, from six to fifteen inches 

 long. The flowers are two or three inches across, with 

 orange rays and very woolly involucres. This is common 

 in dry places in Yosemite. 



There are several kinds of Rudbeckia, all North Ameri- 

 can. 



Black Eyed Susan Fr m ne tO f Ur feet high ' with r Ugh 



Rudbeckia hirta leaves and one or a few handsome flowers, 



Yellow from one to four inches across, with deep 



Summer yellow rays and a purplish-brown conical 



ah orma, etc. cen ter. This comes from the Mississippi 



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