YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
branching, hairy and leafy stalk rises from six inches 
to a foot orso in height. The toothless, short-stemmed, 
lance-shaped leaves are taper-pointed and narrowed 
at the base. They occur in opposite pairs, and the 
topmost frequently have from two to six bristle-like 
teeth near the base. The midrib is noticeable, and 
the edge is rough to the touch. The small tubular, 
greenish yellow flowers are set singly in the axil of the 
upper leaves. The corolla is two-lipped. The upper 
lip is arched, and the lower one is three-lobed and 
spreading and is tinted with yellow. ‘This Cow- 
wheat is very common and is found growing in favour- 
able places from Canada to Georgia, Tennessee and 
Iowa. 
YELLOW BEDSTRAW. LAD Y’S BEDSTRAW. 
CHEESE-RENNET. BEDFLOWER. 
FLEAWORT. 
Galium vérum. Madder Family. 
The name Bedstraw alludes to the legend in which 
one of these plants was found among the hay on 
which Mary, the Mother of Jesus, rested. This 
yellow-flowered species has been introduced from 
Europe, and is found from May to September in dry 
fields locally from Maine to New Jersey, Pennsyl- 
vania and Ontario. The bruised plant is sometimes 
introduced into milk, in order to impart a yellow 
colour to cheese. It is also used for dying yellow. 
The roots of this, as well as those of most other species, 
dye red, and when the plant is eaten by animals, it 
colours the bones, like madder. It was formerly 
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