98 FLOWERS OF FIELD, HILL, AND SWAMP 



Leaves, fleshy, opposite, oblong, blunt at apex. Time, July, 

 September. 



Calyx, 5-divided. Petals, none. The sepals are purple in- 

 side, and resemble petals. Stamens, 5. Styles, 3 to 5. Pod 

 opens with a lid at the top. 



A maritime herb, lying along the ground, with blossoms axil- 

 lary or terminal. Sometimes it grows erect. 2 to 12 inches long. 



13. Oldenlandia 



Oldenlandia g/omerata. — Family, Madder. Color, white. 

 Leaves, opposite, oblong or ovate, with stipules united to the 

 petioles. Time, summer. 



Calyx, 4-lobed. Corolla, with 4 lobes shorter than the 

 calyx. Stamens, 4. Style, often none, but 2 sessile stigmas. 

 The parts of the flower are sometimes in fives. 



Inconspicuous, small plants, less than a foot high, with flowers 

 clustered in the axils of the leaves. 



14. Beach Golden-rod 

 Solidago sempervirens. — Family, Composite. Color, gold- 

 en yellow. Leaves, thick, lance-shaped, pointed, entire, lower 

 ones slightly clasping. Time, September. 



Very tall, or low and spreading. The blossoms are closely 

 massed in a short, broad, thick panicle. Showy and rich, stout- 

 stemmed, very leafy. It is one of the handsomest of the golden- 

 rods. 2 to 6 feet high. 



15. Aster radula 



Family, Composite. Color, light purple. Leaves, long, nar- 

 row, rough, pointed, sessile. 



This aster may be recognized by its very rough oblong or 

 lance-shaped leaves, the lower ones larger, and with sharply 

 toothed margins in the middle. The stem is simple, very leafy, 

 bearing single flowers, or several in corymbs. More common 

 near the coast, from Maine to Delaware. 



