. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. The slenili' iCrntaurra iiiiira, rnr. rmlinla). ^,.^. â stem biiiiiclica sli'.'litly anil riws to lioiglits (,f 1 to 2 foi't. each l)iaiicli bearing' a solitary flower head at the cud. The flower head has a round involucre of tawny, or (lark brown, dry bracts; the florets are all tubular and rose-purple. This species, which is introduced from ICurope. frrow 3 in waste places and alon^ roadsides from N. S. to On- tario and south to X. â¢!. and I'a. It may be found in blcxmi from duly unt
. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. The slenili' iCrntaurra iiiiira, rnr. rmlinla). ^,.^. â stem biiiiiclica sli'.'litly anil riws to lioiglits (,f 1 to 2 foi't. each l)iaiicli bearing' a solitary flower head at the cud. The flower head has a round involucre of tawny, or (lark brown, dry bracts; the florets are all tubular and rose-purple. This species, which is introduced from ICurope. frrow 3 in waste places and alon^ roadsides from N. S. to On- tario and south to X. â¢!. and I'a. It may be found in blcxmi from duly until Se]>t. (B) CiiiroRY; SiTCORY iCichorium iiiiiihKs) (KiRO- I') has become thoroughly luiturall/ed and is coui- mim in the eastern half of the United States. .â s])ecially so near the coast. The stem is stiff, timfih and anjiubir in cross-section: it attains heightH of from 1 to :i feet. The leaves are long-lanceidate. dark gray-green and coarsely toothed. The flowers are very beautiful.âa violet-blue, approach- ing a i)ure blue in color. There are at least two ranks of strap-aliajied rays, the inner ones much shorter, all toothed at the ends. Succory blooms in dry situations from .Inly until (Kl. 204. 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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