HARPER'S GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS 



H. virgztum. — Color, a coppery yellow. Sepals, leaf-like, re- 

 maining and inclosing the ovoid pod. Stamens, usually in 3 

 distinct clusters. Flowers, scattered on the erect stems, leafless, 

 in racemes. Leaves, oblong or lance-shaped, broad at base and 

 sessile, almost clasping the stem. Branches and stem, 4-angled. 

 1 to 2 feet high. July to September. 



Wet pine barrens from Pennsylvania to Georgia and west- 

 ward. 



Orange Grass. Pineweed 



H. gentianotdes. — Color, deep yellow. Flowers, small, sessile 

 on the wiry branches, but easily recognized as belonging to this 



orange grass, pineweed. {Hypericum gentianoides) 



genus by the red pods. Leaves, small, thin, linear, pressed against 

 the stem, scale-like. 6 to 18 inches high. 



Wide range East and West. Very common in sandy soil, 



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