COMPOSITE FAMILY 221 
most beautiful fashion. It was the Bicolored 
Goldenrod, and was one of the most decorative 
plants I ever saw; for weeks it remained a 
joy to all beholders. | ; BSE 
It is well known that | 
when a plant grows in 
shady places it is likely 
to have a greater leaf 
area than when it grows 
in the open sunshine. It 
must have a larger sur- 
face to collect the light 
whenthe latter is compar- 
atively dim. Now most 
of the Goldenrods live in 
the open fields, having 
rather narrow leaves ;but 
the exquisite Elm-leaved | 
Goldenrod lives in woods 
and copses, where 
the shadows are thick 
and direct sunshine is a | 
fleeting thing. And so |... a 
we find that this species SEASIDE GOLDENROD 
has the broad, thin leaves of a shade-plant, leaves 
with well developed stems, but otherwise so 
similar to those of the Elm tree as to give this 
Goldenrod its distinctive name. But it adds a 
touch of color to the somber shades of the woods 
that we should not willingly do without. 
