Composite Jfamll^. 



Black-Eyed Susan. BvdbecMa Jiirta. 



Cone Flower. 



Coreopsis. 



"Yellow Daisy." 



Golden Jerusalem (N. H.) 



Found in sunny meadows and grass fields during July and August 

 in great profusion. 



The stalk (from 1 to 2 feet high) is very erect, sometimes bears 

 branches, and is sparingly leafy ; it is strong-fibred, coarse-textured, and 

 hairy. The color, light green, is often brownish near the foot. 



The leaf is long and narrow, with a fine-pointed tip, and an entire 

 margin ; the texture is loose, and the surface I'ough. The color is yellow- 

 green. It slightly clasps the stalk. The leaves are arranged sparsely 

 and alternately. 



The minute flowers, of a rich, deep purple-brown color, ai'e packed 

 smoothly and closely in a cone-shaped head, the base of which is sur- 

 rounded by a single row of 12 or 15 rays ; these rays are over an inch 

 long, and are sometimes one-half wide, they are blunt-pointed with a 

 notched top, their texture is silken and faintly shows the veins, and 

 their color is of a noble full yellow. The head is set upon a mat made 

 of a double row of overlapping, small, green parts, and is borne singly 

 on the summit of the stalk, or branch. 



A ruthless invader of mowing lots where it makes a brilliant patch 

 of color that may be discerned from afar, the fai'mer wages war on this 

 handsome flower. It is not unusual to find it indulging in odd varia- 

 tions upon the established habit of blossoming, such as doubling the 

 rows of rays, or with two or three heads bunched together, or set atop 

 of one another. 



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