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(A) Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritaoea) 
is the largest flowered and the prettiest of the ever¬ 
lastings. 
The stems are simple, quite stout, white-woolly, leafy 
and 6 to 30 inches in height. The leaves are long and 
narrow, have a smooth edge, are grayish-green above 
and woolly below, and narrow into clasping bases; they 
are closely set around the stem from the base to the 
flower cluster. 
The flowers are in flat-topped clusters; each head is 
composed of many, pearly-white, dry, overlapping scales 
that surround brownish-yellow, tubular florets. Stami- 
nate and pistillate flowers grow on different plants. 
This Everlasting is very common on dry hillsides, in 
woods or on recently cleared land. Its range extends 
from N. S. to Manitoba and southwards to S. C. and 
Mo. It is in full bloom from July until September. 
(B) Sweet Everlasting {Gnaphalium polycephalum) 
has a woolly stem and wavy, lanceolate, woolly leaves. 
The pearly flowerheads are oval in shape; they do not 
expand until after they have matured. It is common 
in pastures everywhere. 
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