. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FIG. OR NORniKl!>f GRASS-OF-rAKNASSUS. places for visiting insect*, odlijjng them to climb over to the centre ot the Sower for nectar, and, in so doing, to receive a dust- ing with pollen which in a similar way is conveyed to the stigmas of older flowers. A single short pistil ,vith luur crowning stjpnaa occupies the centre of the flowei irig. AOlA., 6). The grasa-of-pama«nis is not even do-ely related to the ?rue grasses but has Its nearest relatives among the mitreworts and saxifra
. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FIG. OR NORniKl!>f GRASS-OF-rAKNASSUS. places for visiting insect*, odlijjng them to climb over to the centre ot the Sower for nectar, and, in so doing, to receive a dust- ing with pollen which in a similar way is conveyed to the stigmas of older flowers. A single short pistil ,vith luur crowning stjpnaa occupies the centre of the flowei irig. AOlA., 6). The grasa-of-pama«nis is not even do-ely related to the ?rue grasses but has Its nearest relatives among the mitreworts and saxifrages of the spring, though its delicafe bloduoms often suggest the anemones and recall the pale flowers of the early year. XVI. "WHEN WOODS ARE ; mv J'^'ty^reA in the footpaths lie Ihe taUen leaves, but yesterday With ruby and with topaz ; Though asters and goldenrods are faded nnd brown, some members of the family are lingering. The large bur-marigold, Biden« chrysanthemoides (Fig. 1) siin mreada it- golden rays shallow pools and in swamps and ditches thToughout the eastern part of Canada. Annual branching stems from one to two feet in height bear oppo- site lanceolate leaves, with toothed margins and no petioles. Numerous ehowv heads, from one to two and a half inches across. FIG. C—LARGE BUR-MARIGOLD. stand erect on short stalks. From eight to ten brilliant yellow rays encircle a dull yellowish or brownish disc of tubular flow- ers. Having lost both atamens and pistils, the ray flowers are called neutral and de- vole t'i'mselves exclusively to attracting bees, I .tterflies, wasps, flies and beelJes to the nectar concealed within the tubular flowers. The latter have both stamens and pistils and produce strong seed. After pol- lination, the ; fall and the ripened pis- tils of the disc flowers become a briitling mass of small fruits. Instead of a feathery pappus, each achene has from two to four stiff awns which are covered with back-
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