NATIVE WILD FLOWERS 
with bright orange-colored coils and greenish white flowers; 
the other with green rusty wiry stems and smaller blossoms. 
This last occurs on the rocky shores of Stoney Lake, where 
in the month of August it may be found twining around 
the slender stems of the Lesser Goldenrod, a small narrow- 
leaved Solidago. 
In no instance did I find this curious parasite associated 
with any other plant; as if by some mysterious instinct the 
Goldenrod seemed to be selected for its support. Nor corld 
the union with the flower be discovered by the most careful 
examination. The Dodder seems to be leafless and rootless. 
The Goldenrod to which it had attached itself did not 
appear to have suffered from the clinging embrace of its 
singular companion, though its coils were so tightly wound 
around it that it was not an easy matter to separate them 
from the supporting stem. The Dodder could not. even be 
said to have the claims of a poor relation to excuse its 
unwelcome intrusion. The white blossoms of this parasite 
were closely clustered at intervals on the wiry stem. 
The golden-stemmed species, with somewhat larger 
greenish-tinged white flowers, I found in the same locality 
attached to the culms of stout wild grasses, which chiefly it 
seemed to have selected for its support. The bright orange 
coils and clusters of flowers formed a pretty contrast with 
the dark foliage of the climbing Indian Bean (Apios 
tuberosa), many young plants of which handsome fragrant 
climber grew there in profusion, covering the low bushes. 
In the States it is known as Goldthread, from the bright 
orange thready twining stems which it throws like a golden 
net over the neighboring herbage. It seems, indeed, more 
ornamental than useful; but as it does not intrude itself 
into our gardens we will not quarrel with it. There is 
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