YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
even cultivated it. The fuzzy shoots are cut when a 
few inches long, and are boiled and eaten after the 
manner of asparagus. It has also long been used in 
domestic practice, where it has served in cases of dis- 
ordered digestion, and afflictions. of the lungs; to 
relieve pains in the chest, and to assist in producing 
perspiration and easier breathing. The root is col- 
lected annually in the fall, and sold to druggists. 
The stout, roughish-hairy, purple-stained stalk, which 
is very leafy, grows from one to two feet high, and 
branches oniy to accommodate the flowers. It lacks 
the abundant supply of milky juice so common in 
other Milkweeds.. The alternating leaves are oblong 
or lance-shaped, taper to a rather blunt point, and 
narrow into a rounded or heart-shaped base where 
they clasp the stalk, or are set on short stems. The 
midrib is prominent, and the margin is toothless. The 
numerous small and long, bright orange or rarely yellow 
flowers are set on slender, light green stems, arranged 
in one or several loose, flat-topped, terminal clusters, 
or umbels. The seed pods are more slender than those 
of the common Milkweed, and only one or two are 
produced at a time. They have a curiously kinked 
stem. This Milkweed is found from Maine and 
Ontario to Minnesota, Florida, Texas, and Arizona. 
CITRONELLA. STONE=ROOT. HORSE=-BALM 
Collinsonia canadénsis. Mint Family. 
This strong-scented, aromatic, perennial grows in 
rich, moist woods, and bears lemon-scented, light 
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