PERENNIAL GAUL LARD Ty 
Gaitllardia avistata Pursh 
Perennial gaillardia is one of the gaudiest of the mountain flowers, 
and in its abundance and display of color recalls the familiar black- 
eyed-susan of eastern pastutes. We often found the flowerheads so 
large and beautiful that the plant seems to have no need of improve- 
ment by the hand of man, although this gaillardia was brought into 
cultivation long ago, and is now a well-known garden plant all over 
the world. It prefers dry slopes and many fine flowerheads are often 
borne on a single plant. It belongs to the great Aster Family. This 
and other species of gaillardia are often seen in gardens. 
Perennial gaillardia ranges from Colorado and South Dakota to 
Oregon and British Columbia. 
This specimen grew neat Emerald Lake,seven miles from Field, 
British Columbia, at an altitude of 6,000 feet. 
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