ST. JOHN’S-WORT AND WILD 
CARROT FAMILIES 
St. JouHn’s-wort. The St. John’s-wort is the 
prophet of the Goldenrod. Long before the fields 
are yellowed by the Midas touch of the latter 
plant they are spotted here and there by the bril- 
liant blossoms of the Hypericum. There are 
many species of these, varying from tiny plants 
only a few inches high to the larger ones two or 
three feet high. The leaves of the commonest 
sort are small and slender, while the flowers are 
quite Conspicuous with their golden-yellow petals 
and their numerous stamens. This variety is 
especially found in dry fields where, later in the 
year, it is replaced by the glorious Goldenrod. 
These flowers are the typical representatives of 
the St. John’s-wort family (Hypericacee). 
Witp Carrot. There is generally no need to 
search far for the white umbrellas of the Wild 
Carrot. In the older settled regions it probably 
occurs along the nearest roadside, if it does not 
overrun the fields and pastures. Yet it is a 
decidedly decorative plant, with its fluted columns 
for stems, its slender incised leaves and its mass 
of tiny flowers arranged in spreading heads that 
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