YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
flowers excepting one, which is called Silver - rod, 
from its white or cream-coloured spikes. 
BLUE-STEMMED, WREATHED, OR WOODLAND 
GOLDEN-ROD 
Solidago caésta. Thistle Family. 
This very slender, curving, leafy and smooth-stem- 
med species is characterized by the bluish or purple 
bloom of its stalk, which grows from one to three 
feet high. The thin-textured, oblong or lance-shaped, 
feathery-veined leaves taper toward either end, and 
are sharply pointed. The margins are sharply toothed, 
and the midrib is distinct. They are arranged alter- 
nately upon the stalk, and at short intervals. The 
yellow flowers are wreathed in pretty clusters all along 
the stalks in the axils of the leaves. Like most of 
its kind, this species has a top-heavy appearance, a 
peculiarity which often causes the stem to curve 
gracefully under its golden weight. It is found 
commonly during August, September and Octo- 
ber, in and about moist, shaded woods and 
thickets of a deciduous nature, from Manitoba 
and Ontario to Minnesota, Florida; Alabama and: 
Texas. The Blue-stemmed Golden-rod is probably 
the latest blooming species of the year. ' 
ZIG-ZAG, OR BROAD-LEAVED GOLDEN-ROD 
Solidago latifilia. Thistle Family. 
This species is readily distinguished by its usually 
single, zig-zagged or angular, green stem, and alse 
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