
SUNFLOWER FAMILY. Compositae. 
Rather handsome, though a coarse 
ee plant, over a foot tall, with hairy, dull 
Héokeri green or grayish leaves, crisp and harsh to 
Yellow the touch, variously lobed and cut, 
Spring chiefly in a clump at the root. The flowers 
West, except - 
he are numerous, from an inch and a half to 
over two inches across, with deep orange- 
yellow rays, and grow singly on long flower-stalks. This 
flourishes on dry plains and mesas. 
There are several kinds of Wyethia, resembling Bal- 
sam-roots, but their thick roots not resinous. 
A robust and exceedingly handsome 
Yellows, Mule- Hiant, one or two feet tall, with rich 
ears 
Wyéthia foliage and gorgeous flowers. The leaves 
amplexicaulis are stiffish, dark rich green, smooth but 
Yellow somewhat sticky, often toothed; the stem- 
Spring, summer 
Utah, Nev., etc. leaves alternate, their bases partly clasp- 
ing, and the root-leaves a foot or two long 
and two or three inches broad, with leaf-stalks. The 
flower-heads are about four inches across, with bright 
yellow rays, almost orange color, and the center with three 
rows of yellow disk-flowers, surrounding a clump of pointed, 
overlapping, stiff, greenish scales in the middle. This 
sometimes forms immense patches on dry hills at rather 
high altitudes, as far east as Colorado. It is sometimes 
called Compass Plant, because its leaves are thought to 
point North and South, and the Indian name is “ Pe-ik.” 
Not so handsome as the last, but a 
Woolly Wyethi ne i 
oolly Wyethia striking plant, from one to four feet high, 
Wvyéthia méllis 
Yellow with gray-green, velvety foliage, all 
Summer covered with soft wool, forming large 
California 
clumps of leaves, from six to fifteen inches 
long. The flowers are two or three inches across, with 
orange rays and very woolly involucres. This is common 
in dry places in Yosemite. 
There are several kinds of Rudbeckia, all North Ameri- 
can. 
Sint ived Suan From one to four feet high, with rough 
Rudbéckia hirta leaves and one or a few handsome flowers, 
Yellow from one to four inches across, with deep 
Summer yellow rays and a purplish-brown conical 
California, etc. . ee 
center. This comes from the Mississippi 
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