. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. AUGUST TO NOVEMBER. 2r S. arguta is perhaps the earhest golden-rod, and will be found sometimes in full bloom in the mid- dle of July. Its sharply toothed leaf is feather- veined—that is, the veins spring outward from each side of the middle rib, just as the smaller di- visions of a feather spring from its quill. The main stem is smooth. The slender flower stems, bearing greenish-yellow (in efl^ect) flowers, spread widely apart and droop. 8. juncea is a smooth-stemmed variety, from one to three feet high, with narrow, elliptical, sharply toothed
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. AUGUST TO NOVEMBER. 2r S. arguta is perhaps the earhest golden-rod, and will be found sometimes in full bloom in the mid- dle of July. Its sharply toothed leaf is feather- veined—that is, the veins spring outward from each side of the middle rib, just as the smaller di- visions of a feather spring from its quill. The main stem is smooth. The slender flower stems, bearing greenish-yellow (in efl^ect) flowers, spread widely apart and droop. 8. juncea is a smooth-stemmed variety, from one to three feet high, with narrow, elliptical, sharply toothed leaves. Its flowers have from eight to twelve tiny, light yellow rays. It is very common, and immediately suc- ceeds 8. arguta, but it has smaller and lighter colored flowers. 8. ulmifolia: similar to 8. rugosa (once called 8. altissima). Gray says,. 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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