. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. hWi. Oswego Tea: Bee (Monarrla dklyma) is onp of our moat brilliantly colored wild flowers. It sjrows along the shady borders of woodland streams or pools where its vivid coloring is in strong contrast with the deep greens of the surrounding vegetation. The stem is hairy and rather rough; it attains heights of two feet or more. The short-st«'mmcd, broad-lance-shaped leaves are light green, sharply toothed and ratliir thin. The flowers grow in rounded terminal heads, com- posed of numerous,
. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. hWi. Oswego Tea: Bee (Monarrla dklyma) is onp of our moat brilliantly colored wild flowers. It sjrows along the shady borders of woodland streams or pools where its vivid coloring is in strong contrast with the deep greens of the surrounding vegetation. The stem is hairy and rather rough; it attains heights of two feet or more. The short-st«'mmcd, broad-lance-shaped leaves are light green, sharply toothed and ratliir thin. The flowers grow in rounded terminal heads, com- posed of numerous, long tubular, scarlet florets. The upper lip is long, arched, pointed and often notched at the tip; tlie lower lip is three-parted, the middle (me being hinger than the side ones. Nectar, seated at the base of the long tiibe. can only be reached by long-tongued insects. Best abees and certain of the butterflies. Tlie Ruby-throated llumniingbird, too, attracted to this, his favorite color, often jiartakes of tlie sweets. From .Tuly until September this beautiful s]x>cles blooms in suitable liiealities from Quebec to Manitoba and soiitliwards to Ga. and Mo. 15G. 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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