Composite ifamil^. 



Common Goldenrod. Solidago Canadensis. 



Tall Goldenrod. 



Found by the wayside, hedgerows, thickets and fields, everywhere ; 

 common : blossoming in August and September. 



The round, leafy stem is stout and tall, sometimes reaching to the 

 height of 6 feet ; it is rough-downy, or hairy, to the touch, and of a 

 light yellowish-gray color. 



The oval leaf is long, tapering at both ends ; usually notched on 

 the edge, slightly rough above, and downy beneath ; it is coarse in 

 texture, and in the quality of its green color. 



The flower-heads are small, and bright yellow; they grow on curv- 

 ing branchlets in a many-sided plume, on the top of the stalk. 



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