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entire leaves of a deep green color are dotted, have several parallel 

 veins, are oblong, lanceolate, sessile, or in the root-leaves spatulate 

 with a long tapering base. There may be one or several flower heads. 

 The heads are 2 to 3 inches broad, with oblong-lanceolate scales. The 

 ray flowers are of an orange color, numerous and fertile, about an 



Fig. 1. — Hclenium hoopesii. Mature plant in blossom. 



inch long; the disk flowers are brownish orange. The seeds are 

 numerous and hairy. 



The plant occurs at elevations from 5,200 feet to 12,500 feet, but 

 its usual limits are from 7,000 feet to 10,500. It is found in the 

 yellow-pine belt, grows abundantly in the aspen and spruce belts, 



