. . on weed, the dandelion, thegoldenrods, the asters, and the daisies. It would be impracticable to describe or mention all thespecies and varieties of sunflowers and their numerous rela-tives. Helianthus annuus is a commonly cultivated spe-cies. The seeds of this plant furnish a very useful oil; theflowers yield honey and a useful dye; the stalks, a textilefabric, and the leaves, fodder. The seeds of this and otherspecies are also used as food, and as a surrogate for carefully dried and prepared leaves have long beenused
. . on weed, the dandelion, thegoldenrods, the asters, and the daisies. It would be impracticable to describe or mention all thespecies and varieties of sunflowers and their numerous rela-tives. Helianthus annuus is a commonly cultivated spe-cies. The seeds of this plant furnish a very useful oil; theflowers yield honey and a useful dye; the stalks, a textilefabric, and the leaves, fodder. The seeds of this and otherspecies are also used as food, and as a surrogate for carefully dried and prepared leaves have long beenused as a substitute for tobacco in cigars. Poultry eat theseeds very greedily and thrive well upon them, due to theoil present. It is also maintained that a large number ofsunflowers about a dwelling place will serve as a protectionagainst malaria. An infusion of the stem is said to beanti-malarial. The Daisies, of which the oxeye daisy is a well-knownexample, are garden and field favorites. As already indi-cated, they are kin to the sunflowers. The word daisy is. #A t.
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