YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
ance of the plant. The flowers are closely set on 
numerous, ascending, slender, branch-like stems of 
unequal lengths. These stems are pyramided until 
they form a compact, but graceful, cone-shaped 
mass of clear yellow. The protruding stamens of 
the disc flowers lend a finished touch that is well 
nigh irresistible in its attractiveness. The showy 
Golden-rod prospers in rich, well-drained soil near 
open woods and thickets, where several healthy 
stalks rise from a small circle about the same clump 
of roots. It is found locally during September and 
October from the New England States to Minne- 
sota southward. 
SEASIDE, OR SALT MARSH GOLDEN-ROD 
Solidigo sempérvirens. Thistle Family. 
This tall and lovely maritime species skirts .the 
Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Florida 
and Mexico. It is also found in Bermuda. From 
August to December it flourishes wherever sandy soil 
and brackish waters abound, illuminating the salt 
marshes, sea-beaches and rocky shores near the sea 
or along tidal waters adjacent thereto, with the bril-* 
liance of its rich, golden yellow torch. It is easily 
distinguished by its smooth, stout, usually single stalk, 
which rises from two to eight feet in height, and also 
by its thick, fleshy, smooth-edged, slightly clasping, 
lance-shaped, bright green leaves, showing from two 
to five lateral veins. The basal leaves are oblong and 
paddle-shaped, and taper into long stems. The 
176 
