. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. GOLDEN-ROD AND ASTERS. 231 1. July. ^â Solidago arguta. Blooms about the middle of Leaves featlier-veiiied, but not very distinctly so, large, broad, smootli, tlie lower ones sharply toothed, the upper ones without teeth ; in shape, oval, sharp - pointed at both ends. Stem angled, smooth, angular in section, and sometimes ruddy brown. Flower, light golden yellow, fully a quarter of an inch long, with six or seven large rays. Flower plume long and gracefully curved. If the plant is one-stemmed and sma
. Familiar features of the roadside; the flowers, shrubs, birds, and insects. Natural history. GOLDEN-ROD AND ASTERS. 231 1. July. ^â Solidago arguta. Blooms about the middle of Leaves featlier-veiiied, but not very distinctly so, large, broad, smootli, tlie lower ones sharply toothed, the upper ones without teeth ; in shape, oval, sharp - pointed at both ends. Stem angled, smooth, angular in section, and sometimes ruddy brown. Flower, light golden yellow, fully a quarter of an inch long, with six or seven large rays. Flower plume long and gracefully curved. If the plant is one-stemmed and small the flowers will spring from the junction of each leaf with the stem. This species is common in copses and the borders of woods ; it grows from two to four feet high. 2. Solidago juncea. Blooms about the latter end of July; often in company with the foregoing species. Leaves slightly three-ribbed, smooth ; lower ones large, somewhat elliptical, sharply toothed, the teeth spread- ing ; a tiny leaf wing grows out on either side of the leafstem where it joins the stem of the plant; upper leaves generally without teeth, shaped like willow leaves. Stem straight and smooth, not perfectly cylindrical in section. Flower small, golden yellow,. S. arf^ 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 Company
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