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trees and brightening for a season the dense leafy 

 growth which fills the nooks and corners of the 

 wayside. The plant grows about four feet high, 



Wild Sunflower. 



and has rather narrow, dark-green leaves which have 

 a rough feeling. The flower is at the most only 

 three inches in diameter ; its center is a deeper yellow 

 than the rays, and often a trifle greenish. My im- 

 pression of the general appearance of this wild sun- 

 flower is that it is prolific in green leaves and sparing 



