YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
and skin eruptions among infants. The rather stout, . 
leafy, branching or simply hairy stalk rises from 
one to nine feet. The strongly ribbed, lance-shaped, 
alternating leaf tapers toward either end, and has an 
obscurely toothed margin. ‘The lower ones are short- 
stemmed, and the upper ones are seated upon the 
stalk. Both leaf and stalk are often stained with 
purple. The flower has four flaring, heart-shaped 
petals, and eight long, golden-tipped, and spreading 
stamens. ‘The four long, pale yellow sepals curve 
backward around the exceedingly long green calyx 
tube. The large green seed case is grooved and sticky. 
The flower buds are closely gathered in a termina] 
arrangement, and open only one or two at a time 
As the flowering season nears the end, the blossoms 
seem to remain open much longer during the day, and 
this is attributed to the failing light of the autumn sun. 
COMMON SUNDROPS 
Ocnothéra frutictsa. Evening Primrose Family. 
A common day-flowering perennial, similar to the 
Evening Primrose, growing from one to three feet 
high, and usually branched. The sparingly toothed* 
oblong or lance-shaped leaves are either clasping or 
short-stemmed. The hairy stalk and the closely set 
alternating leaves are frequently stained with purple. 
The large yellow flowers are grouped in leafy ter- 
minal spikes. The four long, heart-shaped petals are 
thin-textured and delicately veined. The long yellow 
stamens spread from the centre, and the buds start 
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