. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 94 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE. Silver-weed pound leaves. The purplish violet flowers grow in a compact cluster at the end of an erect, leafless stalk, and at the base of this are the leaves. 24. Silver-weed : Goose Tansy. — Receives its name from the silvery appearance of the under side of the leaves, due to the silky white hairs which cover them. The plant belongs to the Rose family, as shown by the structure of the flowers. These are yellow and form singly on short stems. The plant grows in moist places, lying flat on the ground, a
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 94 NATURE STUDY AND AGRICULTURE. Silver-weed pound leaves. The purplish violet flowers grow in a compact cluster at the end of an erect, leafless stalk, and at the base of this are the leaves. 24. Silver-weed : Goose Tansy. — Receives its name from the silvery appearance of the under side of the leaves, due to the silky white hairs which cover them. The plant belongs to the Rose family, as shown by the structure of the flowers. These are yellow and form singly on short stems. The plant grows in moist places, lying flat on the ground, and creeping along by slender runners. 2 5. False Dandelion (Troximon). — This flower has the appearance of a dandelion and is often mistaken for it, but the flower stalk is longer, more slender, and rougher than in the dandelion, and the leaves — found at the base of the flower stalk—are smaller and fewer in number. This is a western flower. 26. Wolf-berry. — In many localities known as " buck brush," and closely related to the snow-berry which is often found in cultivation. The wolf-berry is a low shrub common along the edges of groves and along streams, and is also found on the open prairies. The flowers are white, tinged with rose-color, bearded within, and fragrant. They grow in clusters at the end of branches and in the axils of the leaves. Later in the season the bushes are covered with small Wolf-beery greenish white 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 Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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