“WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 
by its broad oval, yellowish green leaves. The latter 
have short stems and a very strongly and sharply 
toothed margin, and acutely pointed tips. Some- 
times the upper leaves graduate into smooth edged, 
lance-shaped formations. Otherwise the plant has, 
in a general way, many of the characteristics of the pre- 
ceding species, and the light yellow flowers are set 
quite the same. The prolonged, slender, leafy stem 
does not seem to be strong enough to hold itself 
erect, and it is more apt to be found in a reclining 
or bending position. It prefers the shadows of 
rich, open, wooded banks from New Brunswick 
to Georgia, and to Minnesota and Missouri, from 
late July to early October. 
WHITE GOLDEN-ROD. SILVER-ROD 
Solidago bicolor. Thistle Family. 
It requires more than a passing glance to recog- 
nize this hoary albino as a Golden-rod, when one meets 
with it for the first time. The flowers are cream- 
coloured or almost white, and the stalk and foliage 
have a grayish aspect, due to a fine hairy growth upon 
their surfaces. The unusual colour of the flowers 
often fools one who has not yet become acquainted 
with its one dominant peculiarity. But once dis- 
tinguished, it need never become confused, since it 
is the only one of its genus that is not yellow. The 
rather stout stem is either simple or branched, and 
grows from six inches to four feet in height, and is 
often stained with purple. The dark green, feather- 
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