WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 
a foot in length, and they taper into long, winged 
petioles or stems, that partly clasp the stalk. The 
margins are more or less toothed or even entire. The 
bright yellow flowers are thickly, crowded on their 
little stems, and form a compact, oblong and cylin- 
drical, terminal spike. It is distributed along the wet 
shores and bogs from Newfoundland and northern 
New Jersey, to western Ontario, Minnesota, and 
Wisconsin; also in the mountains of North Carolina, 
during August and September. 
SHOWY, OR NOBLE GOLDEN-ROD 
Solidago specidsa. Thistle Family. 
This is one of the most striking and fascinating 
of its genus. The large, round, usually single stalk 
raises its magnificent golden plume anywhere from 
three to seven feet in height. Neither is there any- 
thing mussy or fussy in the makeup of this stately 
beauty. It is remarkably clean-cut and well-groomed 
in every detail. The smooth-surfaced and rough- 
edged olive-green leaves are rather thick and firm- 
textured; and they alternate on the stalk. You can 
detect this plant instantly by its leaves, because they 
are so different from the general run of its kind. The 
lower leaves are oblong and pointed, and they taper 
toward the base into margined stems. As they ascend 
the stalk, they become smaller, and graduate into 
lance-shaped leaflets, that finally disappear as they 
mingle with the great floral head. The stalk is often 
stained with red, and adds much to the general appear- 
