WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 
irregularly oval or ovate, with the edges mostly entire. 
The upper ones usually clasp the stalk, and are much 
smaller. The larger leaves are four or five inches long, 
and are used as a spring salad, for which purpose they 
are sometimes cultivated. The bright yellow flowers 
are typical of all the Mustards in structure and shape. 
The six stamens are tipped with yellow, and the calyx 
becomes yellow as the flower matures. The lower 
flowers open first, and are immediately succeeded 
by the narrow seed pod, while the top of the cluster 
is closely spiked with the short, narrow, yellow, peg- 
like buds. Herb of St. Barbarea is an ancient name 
having to do with the dedication of this flower.. It is 
found in blossom from April to June, from Labrador 
to southern New York and Virginia, and_ locally 
in the interior. Also on the Pacific coast. The plant 
is naturalized from Europe. 
SILVERY, OR HOARY CINQUEFOIL 
Potentilla argéntea. Rose Family. 
The charm of this little Cinquefoil lies in the sil- 
very lining of dark green, and often tufted foliage. 
Its slender, leafy, branching and reddish stalk grows 
from a few inches to a foot in height, and is covered 
with a silky, whitish down. All of the leaves, except- 
ing those topmost, are short-stemmed. The five, 
narrow, spreading leaflets composing the compound 
leaf, are deeply cut, and the edge is slightly curved 
backward. The large, five-petalled, yellow flower 
faas numerous stamens, and the green calyx parts are 
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