YELLOW AND ORANGE WILD FLOWERS 
New Brunswick to Hudson Bay, and Manitoba to 
North Carolina and Missouri, from June to November. 
SWEET, OR ANISE~SCENTED GOLDEN-ROD. 
BLUE MOUNTAIN TEA 
Solidago oddra. Thistle Family. 
The bruised foliage of this species diffuses a pleas- 
ant and lasting anise-like fragrance which instantly 
reveals its identity. It yields a volatile oil, and at 
one time the dried leaves and flowers were steeped 
like tea, and used for medicinal purposes. Its 
smooth, toothless, bright green leaves are long and 
narrow, and are conspicuously dotted with minute, 
transparent specks. They are thin-textured, and 
have a prominent midrib. The slender, simple stem 
rises from two to four feet high, and is often reclin- 
ing. The flowers are small and unattractive, and 
have three to four rays. They are arranged on 
small spreading stems in a loose, one-sided, plume- 
like terminal head. This species frequents the borders 
of thickets in dry or sandy soil from southern New 
Hampshire and Vermont to Florida, and west to 
Texas and Missouri, from July to September. It is 
common in the pine barrens of New Jersey. 
ELM-LEAVED GOLDEN-ROD 
Solidago ylmifolia. Thistle Family. 
This common, slender and smooth-stemmed Golden- 
rod is characterized by the strong resemblance of' 
its leaves to those of the Elm tree. They are thin- 
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