. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. Tam, Conk-flowkk (Ifuilhcchia latiiiiaia) is u tail, lanlcy member of this penus, witii an entirely different temperament from tliat of the IJlaek-eved Susan. No liot, sandy or dusty fields for this, l)Ut'the cool deptlis of moist thickets. As usual with vejretation in moist, rich soil, its f;ro\vtli is luxuriant. The smooth, hraneli- inj; stem ascends to heights of ;i to 10 feet and is leafy tliroufjhout. Ordinarily, the plant (h>es ncit frrow more than five feet in lieifjlit: those that exce
. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. Tam, Conk-flowkk (Ifuilhcchia latiiiiaia) is u tail, lanlcy member of this penus, witii an entirely different temperament from tliat of the IJlaek-eved Susan. No liot, sandy or dusty fields for this, l)Ut'the cool deptlis of moist thickets. As usual with vejretation in moist, rich soil, its f;ro\vtli is luxuriant. The smooth, hraneli- inj; stem ascends to heights of ;i to 10 feet and is leafy tliroufjhout. Ordinarily, the plant (h>es ncit frrow more than five feet in lieifjlit: those that exceed this heiglit might he termed giants of the spceii's. The h)Her leaves are very large, are on long peti<des and are cleft into five or seven divisions: the lower and middle stem leaves are usually three-parted wliile tlie upper ones, or at least, the ones nearest the flowers aii' small and elliu- tical. ' Several large flower heads terminate the branches; they measure from 2 to 4 inches across. The central disc is, at first, hemispherical and green but finallv be- comes elongated and brownish. The rays nund)er to 12 and are bright yellow in ; This species blooms from .July until Sept. and is found from Jle. to .Manitoba and l;{ 193. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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