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BUTTERCUP FAMILY
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Edith S. Clements, Ph. D.
Second Edition Enlarged
The H. W. Wilson Company
New York
1920
Copyright 1920 by
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PREFACE
“Flowers of Mountain and Plain” is intended primarily for travel-
ers and flower lovers who wish a short cut to recognizing flowers seen
on excursions or from car windows. It may also serve as a souvenir
of pleasant summer days or vacation trips. The book consists of the
twenty-five color plates to be found in “Rocky Mountain Flowers”
(Clements and Clements, 1914), representing one hundred and sev-
enty-five of the most beautiful and striking flowers of the mountains
and plains of the West. If it succeeds in opening the eyes of the
passer-by to an appreciation of the flowers by the way, or in further
stimulating an already awakened interest, it will have served its pur-
pose. EpirH S. CLEMENTS.
University of Minnesota
March 30, 1915
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
Opportunity has been taken of the demand for a second edition of
“Flowers of Mountain and Plain” to add a simple text to the plates.
It is hoped that this will increase the interest in the flowers of the
region and help create a sentiment in favor of their preservation.
EpitH S. CLEMENTS
Alpine Laboratory,
Manitou Colorado,
July 9, 1920.
FLOWERS OF MOUNTAIN AND PLAIN
BUTTERCUP FAMILY
MonxksuHoop, ACONITE ACONITUM COLUMBIANUM
Plate 1, fig. 1
The flowers of the Monkshood are usually deep purple-blue, but
yellowish white ones are often found. The tall plants, 4-8 ft. high,
grow in mountain meadows and along streams at 6000-12000 ft., and |
bloom from early July to late August. The Aconite disguises its re-
lation to the buttercups by having irregular sepals, developed by insect
visitors in search of nectar. The two nectaries are underneath and at
the base of the cowl-shaped upper sepal which gives the plant its name.
In seeking nectar, the bees crawl over the group of stamens and stig-
mas and in so doing either collect or deposit the pollen which clings to
their legs and abdomens. The Monkshood is frequently cultivated in
gardens and some of the species furnish a powerful drug, aconite, used
in medicine. All of the species are poisonous and often produce fatal
results among stock when feed is scarce.
BLuE COLUMBINE AQUILEGIA COERULEA
Plate 1, fig. 2
This Columbinexvaries in color through several shades of blue and
may rarely be white. It is the state flower of Colorado, growing in
spruce and aspen woods, or in mountain meadows at 6500-12000 ft. It
is usually 2-3 ft. high and blossoms from early summer to midsummer.
Like the Monkshood and Larkspur, the columbines also belong to the
group of irregular buttercups. The nectar is contained in the swollen
tips of the petals. Pollination is effected by long-nosed bees which
cling to the petals while inserting the proboscis up the spur and at the
same time touch the group of pendant stamens with the underside of
2 BUTTERCUP ORDER
the body. Short-nosed bees are unable to get at the nectar in this way
and steal the honey by biting holes in the tips of the spurs. The
columbines make beautiful garden plants and the Blue Columbine as
well as one or two other native species is cultivated. The ordinary
columbine of the garden, however, belongs to the European Aquilegia
vulgaris. The name “Aquilegia”’ is derived from the Latin “aquila”,
eagle, and probably refers to the resemblance of the spurred petals to
eagles’ talons.
RED COLUMBINE AQUILEGIA CANADENSIS
Plate 1, fig. 3
The blossoms of this plant are bright red, usually more or less
tinged with yellow. It is 1-2 ft. tall, grows on wooded mountain-sides
at 7500-11000 ft. and blooms in July and August. The mountain form
has smaller, more brightly colored flowers than the eastern plant.
BLUE LARKSPUR DELPHINIUM SCOPULORUM
Plate 1, fig. 4
The Larkspur, like the Monkshood, has developed oddly shaped
sepals, but the upper one, instead of resembling a cowl, is more like
the spur of a bird. The common name refers to this resemblance.
The plants grow as tall as 6-8 ft. and are found on foothills and moun-
tain-sides at 5000-10000 ft. They bloom in midsummer and the flowers
vary from pale blue to deep purple-blue. The Blue Larkspur, like
many other species of larkspur, is poisonous to stock.
ANEMONE, WIND FLOWER ANEMONE MULTIFIDA
Plate 3,7 figicd.
This Anemone is usually white, but it varies through pink to deep
rose-red. It is 1-2 ft. tall, grows in meadows and on hillsides at,
7000-12000 ft. and blooms throughout the summer. Most anemones
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have an acrid juice which irritates the skin and is poisonous if taken
internally. They make very attractive garden plants, though the native
species are little cultivated as yet.
ALPINE CLEMATIS (CLEMATIS ALPINA
Plate 3, fig. 2
The Alpine Clematis differs from the cultivated species in climbing
but rarely. The plants are usually but a few inches high and bear very
ornamental lavender or purple-blue flowers. Under favorable condi-
tions they may clamber over shrubs for a few feet. They are found in
open forest and woodland at 7000-10000 ft. The flowers open in spring
and early summer and are visited by insects for the plentiful pollen,
though they contain no honey. Like the cultivated species, the seed-
like fruits have long feathery styles which form silvery clusters.
ALPINE BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS MACAULEYI
Plate 3, fig. 6
The Alpine Buttercup has bright yellow, cup-like flowers that fit
our ideas of a buttercup much better than do those of the Trail-
ing Buttercup described below. It is more rarely found, since it grows
only on alpine peaks at 10000-14000 ft. It prefers wet places among
the rocks and near snow-banks and blooms in midsummer. Many
species of buttercup possess a more or less acrid juice. For this
reason, they are little eaten by cattle and hence the notion that the
deep color of butter in early spring is due to the buttercup is, of course,
without foundation.
TRAILING BUTTERCUP RANUNCULUS CYMBALARIA
Plate 3, fig. 3
The flowers of this little trailing plant are lemon-yellow, and rath-
er inconspicuous, blooming from June throughout the summer. The
Plate 3
BUTTERCUP: SAMILY.
1 Anemone, Wind Flower: Anemone multifida
2 Alpine Clematis: Clematis alpina :
3 Trailing Buttercup: Ranunculus cymbalaria
5 Pasque Flower: Pulsatilla hirsutissima
6 Alpine Buttercup: Ranunculus Macauleyi
WATER LILY FAMILY
4 Yellow Water Lily: Nymphaea polysepala
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
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plants are only a few inches tall and grow in wet or alkaline soil
at 3000-10000 ft.
PASQUE FLOWER PULSATILLA HIRSUTISSIMA
Plate 3, fig. 5
The Pasque Flower is one of the earliest spring blossoms, as is in-
dicated by the name which is from the French for Easter. The word
“Pulsatilla” means wind flower and indicates its relationship to the
anemones. The color of the flower ranges from whitish through pale
blue or pink to purple. By the end of spring, the flowers have all
developed into beautiful feathery clusters of fruits, very like those of
the Clematis. The plants are 6-15 in. high and densely covered with
fuzzy white hairs. They occur abundantly on plains and foothills
and in mountain meadows at 4000-10000 ft. The Pasque Flower is
the state flower of South Dakota and is sometimes cultivated in gard-
ens.
WATER LILY FAMILY
YELLOW WATER LILY NYMPHAEA POLYSEPALA
Plate 3, fig. 4
Water-lilies are not lilies at all but are very like buttercups in the
structure of the flower. The famous Lotus Flower of the Nile is a
water-lily. The flowers of the Rocky Mountain species are yellow,
tinged with red. They may be found from May to August, floating
on the surface of lakes and slow streams up to 11000 ft. The seeds
from the large mucilaginous pods are used as food by the Indians of
the Northwest. They are dried and roasted, after which they taste
very much like popcorn, or they may be ground into meal and made
into porridge or bread. Nymphaea means “water nymph” and refers
to the home of the plant.
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VIOLET FAMILY
YELLow VIOLET VIOLA BIFLORA
Plate 5, fig. 1
The plants of the Yellow Violet are low and the deep-green leaves
often form carpet-like masses along the moist edges of brook-banks
at 7000-11000 ft. The flowers are small and yellow with red-brown
stripes, the lower petal hanging down in the form of a lip. They
bloom from spring to early summer.
PRAIRIE VIOLET VIOLA PEDATIFIDA
Plate 5, fig. 2
The flowers of the Prairie Violet are large and deep blue, though
albino forms are sometimes found. The plants are stemless and only a
few inches high, blooming on prairies at 3000-6000 ft. from April to
June. The Prairie Violet may easily be mistaken for the Bird’s-foot
Violet of the East on account of its deeply cut leaves, which serve also
to distinguish it from the Blue Violet so common in woodlands.
CAPER FAMILY
Rocky MouNTAIN BEE PLANT (CLEOME SERRULATA
Plate 5, fig. 3
This plant is a conspicuous feature of disturbed or waste places on
the plains and in the foothills at 3000-7000 ft. It usually forms dense
‘clumps or thickets in which the plants may be 6-10 ft. high. The
flowers occur in large rose-purple, pink or rarely white clusters which
are found throughout the summer. They contain much nectar and con-
sequently are great favorites among the bees. This plant is a relative
of the capers which are cultivated for their pungent flower-buds used
in salads.
8 MUSTARD ORDER
MUSTARD FAMILY
WALL FLOWER ERYSIMUM ASPERUM
Plate 5, fig. 4
The Wall Flower has a wide range of coloring, varying’ from pure
yellow to burnt-orange and even rose-purple. It is 1-2 ft. high and
occurs on prairies, plains and mountain-sides at 3000-12000 ft. The
flowers are fragrant and occur in dense clusters which are found from
spring to midsummer. /The Wall Flower is a close relative of the
Stocks of old-fashioned gardens.
GOLDEN WHITLOW #£DRABA AUREA
Plate 5, fig. 5
This little plant bears small golden-yellow blossoms in spring and
summer. It is found in sunny spots and in open woodland and forest
throughout the mountains from 7000-13000 ft.
BLADDER Pop PHYSARIA DIDYMOCARPA
Plate 5, fig. 7
The flowers ef the Bladder Pod are pale yellow and the stems
prostrate, growing on dry hills and gravel-slides at 5000-10000 ft. and
blooming in spring and early summer. The Bladder Pod receives its
name from its inflated fruits which roll around on the gravel-slide.
3D, BLEEDING HEART FAMILY
GLODEN SMOKE CAPNOIDES AUREUM
Plate 5, fig. 6
This plant belongs to the same family as the familiar Bleeding
Heart and Dutchman’s Breeches, but the flower is yellow in color and
has only one spur. It is especially fond of open, sandy or gravelly soils
FLAX FAMILY—OXALIS FAMILY 9
and is found widely distributed in woodland and on hillsides at 4000-
10000 ft. The plants begin flowering in June and continue throughout
the summer. They vary greatly in size from tiny individuals an inch
or two high, to great masses, 2 ft. or more across. Some of the species
possess an odor like smoke, to which both the scientific and the com-
mon names refer.
FLAX FAMILY
3LUE FLAX LINUM PERENNE
Plate 7, fig. 1
The delicate blue flowers of the Flax open soon after sunrise, and
the petals drop late in the morning, so that the plant is hardly notice-
able for the rest of the day. The plants are found on the plains and
in the foothills at 5000-10000 ft. and bloom all summer. The Blue
Flax is grown in gardens for ornamental purposes and is cultivated
by the Indians for the sake of its remarkably strong fibres. The
Klamath Indians make these into string and cords which are then
used in baskets and mats, fish nets, the meshes of snow-shoes, etc.
General cultivation of this native species has not proven profitable,
however, since the common flax excels it both in fibre and in seeds,
and is commercially one of our most useful plants.
OXALIS FAMILY
Woop SoRREL OXALIS STRICTA
Plate 7, fig. 2
Children call this Wood Sorrel with yellow blossoms ‘Snake Sor-
rel” and think it poisonous, though without reason. It blooms. all
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8 Poppy Mallow: Callirhoe involucrata
SPURGE FAMILY
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summer in woods, fallow fields and along roadsides at 4000-8000 ft.
The leaflets fold together and “sleep” at night, as the clovers do. Both
the common and the botanical names refer to the sour juice of the
stems and leaves, and it is this quality that causes the Violet Wood
Sorrel to be used in salads and pies.
MALLOW FAMILY
Ros—E MALtLtow SIDALCEA NEO-MEXICANA
Plate 7, fig. 3
The Rose Mallow bears rose-colored or rose-purple flowers from
early summer to midsummer. The plants are 1-2 ft. tall and usually
grow scattered. They are found in foothills and mountain valleys at
6000-10000 ft.
Rep MALLOow MALVASTRUM COCCINEUM
Plate 7, fig. 7
The Red Mallow is one of the most striking flowers of the plains
and foothills. The vermilion blossoms grow in clusters which often
give a vivid color to extensive areas. The plants occur at 3000-9000
ft. and bloom throughout the summer.
Poppy MALLow CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA
Plate 7, fig. 8
The crimson blossoms of the Poppy Mallow are abundant on prai-
ries and plains at 3000-6000 ft. They bloom in early summer and
midsummer and usually make deep masses of color among the grasses.
Their beauty amply warrants introduction into home gardens.
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SPURGE FAMILY
SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN EUPHORBIA MARGINATA
Plate 7, fig. 4
The beauty of the Snow-on-the-Mountain is due to the white bor-
der of the leaves and bracts, and not at all to the flowers, which are
reduced to tiny stamens and pistils. A field of these plants with their
snowy foliage makes clear the reason for the common name. They
may be found all summer in abundance in the clay soil of pastures
and roadsides at 4000-7000 ft., but should be handled with care since
the milky juice is poisonous. Where it touches the skin, it often causes >
itching and inflammation, accompanied with pimples and blisters very
like those caused by poison ivy. This blistering action is so decided
that the juice is said to be used to brand cattle in some parts of the
West, as the scar heals more rapidly than one made by the branding
iron. Honey made from the flowers is also poisonous, but since it is
hot and disagreeable to the taste, it is not apt to be eaten.
Snow-on-the-Mountain has considerable value as an ornamental
plant for the garden, and it furnishes some rubber, though not in suffi-
cient quantity to be commercially important. Other species of Euphor-
bia, or spurge, were formerly used as cathartics and stimulants, but
they are all too acrid for safe application, either externally or internal-
ly. The small species are sometimes used to cauterize warts, but other
means are more certain in their effect and less likely to cause injury
to the surrounding skin.
GERANIUM FAMILY
STORKSBILL, ALFILARIA ERODIUM CICUTARIUM
Plate 7, fig. 5
The fruit of the Storksbill bears a fancied resemblance to the long
beak of a crane or stork, and both the common and scientific names
GERANIUM FAMILY—FOUR O’CLOCK FAMILY 13
refer to this resemblance. The flowers are rose-purple and look like
those of a small geranium. The twisted fruits have been carried every-
where by sheep, and the plants are especially common in roadsides and
pastures at 4000-7000 ft. The Storksbill has been somewhat used
in medicine as a mild astringent and tonic, and under the name of
“Filaree” it is greatly prized by stockmen as forage, especially for
sheep.
GERANIUM, CRANESBILL GERANIUM CAESPITOSUM
Plate 7, fig. 6
The Geranium, like the Alfilaria, has a fruit resembling the long
beak of the crane or stork. The flowers are bright pink, red or
purple, while the plants closely resemble those of the White Geranium.
The latter, however, grows usually along brook-banks and in wet
meadows, while the Red Geranium occurs on dry foothills, gravel-
slides and in pine woods at 5000-10000 ft. Both Geraniums bloom
from late spring to midsummer.
FOUR O’CLOCK FAMILY
FRINGE Cup ALLIONIA LINEARIS
Plate 8, fig. 1
The purple flowers of the Fringe Cup open late in the afternoon
and wither as they close in the heat of the sun the next morning. As
with most red and blue flowers, albino forms are sometimes found. The
plants are 2-5 ft. in height and may be found in bloom all summer on
prairies, foothills and gravel-slides at 4000-9000 ft.
Four O’CLtocK MIRABILIS MULTIFLORA
Plate 8, fig. 2
This plant resembles the Four O’Clock of the garden, but the
flowers are much larger. It also opens late in the afternoon and
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GOOSEFOOT FAMILY
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BUCKWHEAT FAMILY
4 Lady’s Thumb, Heart’s Ease: Polygonum pen:
5 Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum Jamesii
8 Crimson Wings: Rumex venosus
PINK» FAMILY
7 Cow Pink: Saponaria vaccaria
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withers the next morning. The large rose-red blossoms grow on plants
1-2 ft. high and usually densely clustered. They are found on the
plains and foothills at 4000-7000 ft.
GOOSEFOOT FAMILY
STRAWBERRY BLITE CHENOPODIUM CAPITATUM
Plate 8, fig. 3
The flowers of the Strawberry Blite are very tiny, but are clustered
together into conspicuous spikes, usually a brilliant red in color, though
they may vary from greenish to purple. The plants generally grow
along brook-banks in fir and spruce forests at 6000-10000 ft. and
bloom from late spring to midsummer.
BUCKWHEAT FAMILY
Lapy’s THumMB, HEArRT’s EASE PoOLYGONUM PENNSILVANICUM
Plate 8, fig. 4
The flowers of this plant are small, but they are grouped to form
brilliant rose-colored spikes an inch or two long. The plants are 2-5
ft. high and are found in wet ground and dried-up ponds and hence
are often pests in grain fields during wet years. They are found at
3000-5000 ft. and bloom all summer. The Heart’s Ease is valuable
as a honey plant and its seeds occur as a common impurity in clover
seed.
GOLDEN BUCKWHEAT ERIOGONUM JAMESII
Plate 8, fig. 5
The tiny whitish to yellow flowers of the Golden Buckwheat are
clustered in round heads at the tips of stiff gray-green stems. The
16 PINK ORDER
latter have a bunch of leaves at the base and hence form dense mats
in gravelly soil on plains and in the foothills at 4000-9000 ft. The
flower clusters are conspicuous throughout the summer.
CRIMSON WINGS RUMEX VENOSUS
Plate 8, fig. 8
The name Crimson Wings is applied to this dock on account of
the brilliant rose-colored calyx. The latter becomes enormously en-
larged as the flower goes to seed and thus forms a device for the
carriage of the seed by the wind. The low plants grow in sandy soil
at 4000-8000 ft. and bloom in spring and early summer. This species
has no value except possibly as an ornamental, but other species of the
genus are cultivated for salad, and several of the wild species furnish
excellent “greens.”
PINK FAMILY
ALPINE PINK, Moss CAMPION SILENE ACAULIS
Plate 8, fig. 6
The pink or purplish flowers of the Alpine Pink grow densely
clustered in mats on exposed mountain tops, often near the snow.
They are polar as well as alpine plants and are found in these regions
throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In the mountains they occur
at 9000-14000 ft. and bloom throughout the summer.
Cow PINK SAPONARIA VACCARIA
Plate 8, fig. 7
The botanical name of the Cow Pink refers to the soap-like sap
of some species, which sometimes leads to their use as a substitute for
soap. The flowers are white, pink or pale red and bloom all summer.
The plant is a troublesome weed in grain fields and grows in waste
places at 5000-8000 ft. The seeds are poisonous.
PRIMROSE FAMILY 17
PRIMROSE FAMILY
BrRpD’S-EYE PRIMROSE PRIMULA FARINOSA
Plate 16, fig. 1
The lilac flowers of the Bird's-eye Primrose grow in clusters at
the tips of unbranched stems. The plants are 4-8 in. high and bloom
in the spring. They are found along brook-banks and in wet meadows
at 7000-9000 ft. Both the botanical and common names of the Prim-
rose refer to the almost universal habit of blooming in early spring.
YELLOW PRIMROSE STEIRONEMA CILIATUM
Plate 16, fig. 2
The blossoms of the Yellow Primrose grow in pairs in the axils
of the leaves and bloom in summer. The plants are 2-5 ft. high and
grow in grassy meadows and along streams at 3000-8000 ft.
PRIMROSE PRIMULA PARRYI
Plate 16, fig. 3
. The red-purple blossoms of this Primrose grow in large, loose
clusters on stems 6 in.-2 ft. tall. The plants are strong-scented and are
found hidden away in alpine rock-clefts or along subalpine torrents at
9000-14000 ft. They bloom in early and midsummer and have a fra-
grance very like musk. The flowers are large and resemble those of
the cultivated primroses.
SHOOTING STAR DODECATHEON MEADIA
Plate 16, fig. 4
The Shooting Stars vary in color from pale pink to deep bright
reddish-purple, and occasionally white ones are found. They hang
downward in loose clusters from the tips of leafless reddish stems,
6-20 in. tall, and bloom in early and midsummer. They occur along
brook-banks and in wet meadows at 5000-12000 ft.
Plate 16
PRIMROSE FAMILY
Bird’s-eye Primrose: Primula farinosa
Yellow Primrose: Steironema ciliatum
Primrose: Primula Parryi
Shooting Star: Dodecatheon meadia
Rock Jasmine: Androsace chamaejasme
Fairy Primrose: Primula angustifolia
Seawort: Glaux maritima
Douglas Primrose: Douglasia montana
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WINTERGREEN FAMILY
7 Wintergreen: Pirola uliginosa
HEATH FAMILY
10 Bearberry, Kinnikinnic: Arctostaphylus uva-ursi
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
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Rock JASMINE ANDROSACE CHAMAEJASME
Plate 16, fig. 5
The tiny Rock Jasmine carpets alpine gravel-slides with its moss-
like leaves or hides shyly away in alpine rock-clefts at 10000-14000 ft.
The flowers are white and primrose-like, with pink or yellow centers,
and they often turn pink as they wither. They grow in tiny clusters
at the tips of dwarf stems 1-3 in. high. The flowers are fragrant and
bloom from early to midsummer.
FAIRY PRIMROSE PRIMULA ANGUSTIFOLIA
Plate 16, fig. 6
The Fairy Primrose is another alpine dwarf, growing but a few
inches high in meadows at 10000-14000 ft. The reddish-purple flower
with yellow center is usually solitary at the tip of the stem and blos-
soms in early summer, which is of course spring at these altitudes.
DouGLAs PRIMROSE DoOUGLASIA MONTANA
Plate 16, fig. 8
The Seawort receives its name from the fact that it possesses
fleshy leaves and prefers saline soil, though it is also found in dry
regions at 3000-6000 ft. The tiny pink flowers occur in the axils of
the leaves along the stems which are 2-12 in. tall. They bloom in
summer and are found in northern countries around the globe.
DoucLas PRIMROSE DOUGLASIA MONTANA
Plate 16, fig. 9
The lilac blossoms of this slender little plant open in early and
midsummer. The plants grow but 2-5 inches tall and are found in
mountain meadows at 6000-11000 ft.
20 HEATH ORDER—GENTIAN ORDER
WINTERGREEN FAMILY
WINTERGREEN PIROLA ULIGINOSA
Plate 16, fig. 7
The delicate drooping pink blossoms of the Wintergreen grow in
open spikes on slender stems 5-7 in. tall and bloom in early and mid-
summer. The leaves are evergreen and the plants are usually grouped
in such a way as to form evergreen carpets on brook-banks, and in
fir and spruce woods at 7000-11000 it. |
HEATH FAMILY
BEARBERRY, KINNIKINNIC ARCTOSTAPHYLUS UVA-URSI
Plate 16, fig. 10
The Bearberry is a trailing plant with evergreen leaves and forms
dense mats in pine forests and on gravel-slides and denuded hills at
3000-10000 ft. The drooping clusters of tiny waxen blossoms with
pink edges are hidden beneath the leaves in early summer. They
later develop into crimson berries which contrast with the evergreen
foliage and hence serve as decorations, resembling the well-known
holly of the Christmas season.
GENTIAN FAMILY
RosE GENTIAN GENTIANA AMARELLA
Plate 18, fig. 1
The Rose Gentian is interesting on account of its great variability
in size and form. In dry spots and on alpine peaks, the plants are often
only %-1 in. tall with the flower even longer than the stem. In
GENTIAN FAMILY 21
moist situations and in shade they may be a foot or two high and much
branched. The flowers are lilac with a fringe of hairs at the opening
of the paler tube. They bloom throughout the summer and are found
in meadows and in fir, spruce and aspen forests at 6000-12000 ft.
FRINGED GENTIAN GENTIANA SERRATA
Plate 18, fig. 2
The Fringed Gentian is named from the finely cut edges of the
petals and is closely related to the Fringed Gentian of the East. The
deep blue flowers have lighter streaks or patches downward and they
bloom throughout the summer. The plants grow in wet meadows
and along brook-banks at 8000-13000 ft.
GREEN GENTIAN FRASERA SPECIOSA
Plate 18, fig. 3
The flowers of the Green Gentian are pale greenish-white with dark
bluish spots on the tips of the petals. They are crowded in huge
clusters a foot or two long on plants 2-6 ft. tall. They bloom all sum-
mer and are visited by many kinds of insects in search of honey. The
nectaries are protected by a fringe of hairs. The plants grow in
spruce and aspen woods or in grassy clearings at 6000-10000 ft.
FRAGRANT GENTIAN GENTIANA BARBELLATA
Plate 18, fig. 4
This is also a fringed gentian with very fragrant flowers which
bloom in late summer. The petals are pale blue and curiously long.
The plants are rare but may be found in open parks and meadows
at 9000-12000 ft.
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Plate 18
GENTIAN FAMILY
Rose Gentian: Gentiana amarella
Fringed Gentian: Gentiana serrata
Green Gentian: Frasera speciosa
Fragrant Gentian: Gentiana barbellata
Prairie Gentian: Eustoma russellianum ~
Blue Gentian: Gentiana calycosa
Star Gentian: Swertia perennis
PINXT
PLATE 18.
EDITH S, CLEMENTS.
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
GENTIAN FAMILY—POTATO FAMILY 23
PRAIRIE GENTIAN EUSTOMA RUSSELLIANUM
Plate 18, fig. 5
The Prairie Gentian is one of the largest flowered gentians. Wet
meadows at 4000-5500 ft. are brilliant in midsummer with the deep
reddish-purple flowers. The plants rarely grow taller than 15 in.
BLUE GENTIAN GENTIANA CALYCOSA
Plate 18, fig. 6
The deep blue flowers of this Gentian grow in clusters on plants
5-20 in. tall. They bloom in midsummer and autumn and are found
in aspen woods and meadows at 8000-12000 ft. Practically all species
of Gentians yield a substance which is one of the best simple bitters
and is used in medicine.
STAR GENTIAN SWERTIA PERENNIS
Plate 18, fig. 7
The starry blue-purple or white flowers of the Star Gentian are
clustered on stems 3-20 in. tall. They grow along brook-banks and in
wet meadows and bogs at 8000-13000 ft. and bloom during midsum-
mer.
POTATO FAMILY
PuRPLE GROUND CHERRY QUINCULA LOBATA
Plate 19, fig. 1
This Ground Cherry has beautiful purple flowers, each with a
white-rayed, woolly star in the center of the corolla. The plants are
low and spreading and 2-8 in. high. They are found in waste places
and along roadsides at 4000-6000 ft. and bloom in early and mid-
summer. The common Ground Cherries usually have yellow flowers
and the berries are edible, often being made into jams and pies.
PLATE 19.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
POTATO FAMILY—PHLOX FAMILY 25
BUFFALO BuR SOLANUM BOSTRATUM
Plate 19, fig. 4
The yellow flowers of the Buffalo Bur are similar to those of its
near relative, the potato. They grow on bushy plants, [-3 ft. high
and are found along roadsides, in fallow fields and pastures at 4000-
6000 ft. They bloom throughout the summer and the prickly pods are
found along with the flowers. The common name refers to the prickles
on pod and stem, and the specific one to the curious beak of the flower.
The Buffalo Bur is an annual and hence it can be easily gotten rid of
by cutting or burning.
MORNING GLORY FAMILY
BusH MorRNING GLorRY JPOMOEA LEPTOPHYLLA
Plate 19, fig. 2
The bushy form of this plant makes it a very strange Morning
Glory in looks, but when in bloom the flowers are characteristic, open-
ing in the morning and closing and withering later in the day. The
large pink or red flowers cover the bushes with a riot of color during
the summer. The bushes grow to a height of 2-5 ft. and possess huge
roots, some of them attaining the size of a man. They are found on
plains and foothills and in sandhills at 3000-6000 ft. The Bush Morn-
ing Glory is highly ornamental and should be in cultivation.
PHLOX FAMILY
TRUMPET PHLOX GILIA AGGREGATA
Plate 19, fig. 3
The flowers of the Trumpet Phlox show a wide range of color.
In the mountains they are usually pink, while on the plains pure white
26 PHLOX ORDER
and deep red are the commonest colors. The blossoms are clustered
along the slender stems which are 2-4 ft. tall. The plants are widely
distributed on plains, foothills and open places in the mountains at
6000-10000 ft. and they bloom throughout the summer. The hum-
ming-bird is a regular visitor of this flower for the sake of its nectar.
In fact, the latter can be secured only by humming-birds and butter-
flies because of the length of the tube. In Indian legend, Ni nectar
of the Trumpet Phlox was the drink of the wild dove.
NECTAR CuP POLEMONIUM SPECIOSUM
Plate 19, fig. 5
The fragrant pale blue flowers of the Nectar Cup are hidden away
on the highest peaks of Colorado at 12000-14000 ft. They grow in
dense heads at the tips of stems about a foot tall and bloom in mid-
summer. The name refers to the abundant honey at the base of the
corolla tube.
Jacos’s LADDER POLEMONIUM PULCHELLUM
Plate 19, fig. 6
Jacob’s Ladder doubtless receives its‘name from the ladder-like
leaves. The flowers are delicately blue with white tubes and are clus-
tered on giaceful stems a foot tall or less. They may be found in
spruce forests on the mountains at 8000-14000 ft. and bloom in sum-
mer, often so abundantly as to form a blue carpet on the forest floor.
Tiny TRUMPET COLLOMIA LINEARIS
Plate 19, fig. 7
The tiny white to reddish flowers of this plant may easily be over-
looked on account of their size. They are grouped on stems which
vary from a few inches to about 3 ft. in height, and grow in dry and
sandy soil at 4000-9000 ft. They come into bloom in the spring and
blossom throughout the summer.
BORAGE FAMILY 27
BORAGE FAMILY
CHIMING BELLS MERTENSIA SIBIRICA
Plate 21, fig. 1
The very graceful drooping clusters of Chiming bells vary through
delicate shades of blue and pink. The plants grow 2-5 ft. tall and are
found in fir and spruce forests and along shady streams at 6000-13000
ft. The flowers bloom all summer long.
GOLDEN BORAGE KRYNITZKIA LEUCOPHAEA
Plate 21, fig. 2
The yellow or yellowish flowers of the Golden Borage are clustered
at the ends of stems 4-10 in. high. They bloom in spring and early
summer and are found on hills at 3000-7000 ft.
PuccoonN LITHOSPERMUM MULTIFLORUM
Plate 21, fig. 3
The bright yellow flowers of the Puccoon hang in dense clusters
from tips of stems 1-3 ft high. They occur on hills and mountains
and in canyons at 6000-10000 ft. and bloom in spring and early sum-
mer. The botanical name means “stone seed”’ and refers to the mature
seeds which are hard, white and shining. The French call this plant
the “Plante aux Perles” since the ripe seeds resemble pearls.
FORGET-ME-NOT MYOSOTIS ALPESTRIS
Plate 21, fig. 4
This rare little flower is the true Forget-me-not and is widely cul-
tivated in gardens. The blossoms are blue, pink or white and grow
in clusters on stems 4-10 in. high, in mountain meadows at 9000-12000
ft. They are very fragrant and bloom from spring throughout the
summer.
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BORAGE FAMILY
1 Chiming Bells: Mertensia sibirica
2 Golden. Borage: Krynitzkia leucophaea
3 Puccoon: Lithospermum multiflorum
4 Forget-me-not: Myosotis alpestris
5 Alpine Forget-me-not: Mertensia alpina s
7 Comfrey: Symphytum officinale s =
8 Dwarf Forget-me-not: Eritrichium argenteum — =
9 Stickseed: Lappula floribunda irs
WATERLEAF FAMILY
6 Purple Fringe: Phacelia sericea
PLATE 21.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
BORAGE FAMILY 27
ALPINE FORGET-ME-NOT MERTENSIA ALPINA
‘Plate 21, fig. 5
The Alpine Forget-me-not is not a true Forget-me-not, but is un-
iversally called such in the Rocky Mountains, where it is very abun-
dant on the highest peaks of Colorado at 10000-14000 ft. The flowers
are blue or pink and are very fragrant. They grow in dense clusters
on stems 2-16 in. high and bloom in early summer. This flower would
well repay cultivation at lower altitudes.
COMFREY SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE
Plate 21, fig. 7
The yellowish or purplish flowers of the Comfrey occur on stems
2-3 ft. tall along roadsides in Colorado at 5000 ft. They come into
bloom in early summer and continue throughout the summer. The
plant is medicinal, yielding an astringent as well as an emollient. The
leaves when young form a good green vegetable and are not infre-
quently eaten by country people where the plant abounds. They are
also sometimes used to flavor cakes and other articles of food, but
when fully grown they become coarse and unpleasant to the taste.
DwarF ForGeTt-ME-Not ERITRICHIUM ARGENTEUM
Plate 21, fig. 8
The Dwarf Forget-me-not receives its name from its resemblance
to the true Forget-me-not, Myosotis. The flowers are white, pale blue
or deep blue with some yellow in the throat and are clustered on tiny
stems, 1-3 in. high. They grow only on alpine peaks at 11000-14400 ft.
and bloom all summer long. The flowers are fragrant and the foliage
silvery-green because of the presence of many white hairs.
STICKSEED LAPPULA FLORIBUNDA
Plate 21, fig. 9
The Stickseed receives its name from the bur-like fruits covered
with tiny hooks which cling tenaciously to objects that touch them.
30 PHLOX ORDER—SNAPDRAGON ORDER
These fruits are somewhat injurious to animals that eat the plants.
The tiny flowers are blue or white and are clustered on graceful stems
2-4 ft. high. They bloom all summer on hillsides and among bushes at
5000-10000 ft.
WATERLEAF FAMILY
PURPLE FRINGE PHACELIA SERICEA
Plate 21, fig. 6
The flowers of the Purple Fringe are blue-violet to deep red-purple,
rarely white. They are densely clustered on low stems 6-15 in. high.
They bloom in midsummer and possess a strong, disagreeable odor.
The plants live in alpine meadows and rock-fields on high peaks at
10000-13000 ft.
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY
SPEEDWELL VERONICA AMERICANA
Plate 22-ige
The Speedwell is a water-plant and its blue or white, purple-striped
flowers may be found in wet meadows and about ponds at 4000-12000
ft. Thé stems grow 4 in.-2 ft. tall and the flowers bloom throughout
the summer.
GOLD TONGUE OrRTHOCARPUS LUTEUS
Plate 22, fig. 2
The common name is suggested by the appearance of the yellow
flowers. These occur in stiff spikes on stems 4-16 in. tall and bloom
all summer. They may be found on plains and in foothills and mead-
ows at 4000-10000 ft.
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY 31
EYEBRIGHT VERONICA BUXBAUMII
Plate 22, fig. 3
The Eyebright is a very close relative of the Speedwell. Some
twenty of the species of Veronica have been used as drugs. The flow-
ers are blue with darker stripes and bloom from early spring through
the summer and fall. The stems are 6-16 in. tall and are found in
waste places at 5000-8000 ft.
MoNKEY FLOWER MIMULUsS LANGSDORFITI
Plate 22, fig. 4
The yellow Monkey flowers grow on stems 6 in.-2 ft. high and are
found in swamps and along streams, especially in muddy places, at
8000-12000 ft. They bloom in spring and summer. The Greek name
of the genus means “comic actor” and refers to the grinning corolla,
which also gives point to the common name.
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH, PAINTER’S BRUSH CASTILLEIA MINIATA
Plate 22, fig. 7
The brilliant red color of the Indian Paintbrush is furnished mainly
by the upper leaves. The corollas are enfolded in the brightly colored
bracts, which, clustered together at the end of the stem, give the effect
of a gorgeous blossom. ‘The plants are partial parasites and obtain
their food ready-made from their neighbors. They grow 1-3 ft. tall
and occur in foothills, mountains and forests at 6000-11000 ft. The
flowers bloom all summer.
BLUE-EYED MARY COLLINSIA PARVIFLORA
Plate 22, fig. 8
The blue or blue and white flowers of this plant grow on spreading
stems 2-6 in. high. They occur on shaded hillsides at 5000-9000 ft.
and bloom in spring and early summer.
Plate 22
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY
1 Speedwell: Veronica americana —
2 Gold Tongue: Orthocarpus luteus ©
3 Eyebright: Veronica Buxbaumii
4 Monkey Flower: Mimulus Langsdorfii :
7 Indian Paintbrush, Painter’s Brush: Castilleia mini
8 Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora az:
9 Lousewort, gies: Head: Pedicularis canadensis
10 Butter-and-eggs: Linaria vulgaris
11 Little Elephant: Elephantella groenlandica
BLADDERWORT FAMILY
5 Bladderwort: Utricularia vulgaris —
BROOM-RAPE FAMILY
6 Broom-rape: Thalesia uniflora ©
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY 33
Lousewort, TuRTLE HEAD ~ PEDICULARIS CANADENSIS
Plate 22, fig. 9
The flowers of this Lousewort are yellowish and occur in crowded
heads on low spreading stems, 4-6 in. high. They occur in mountain
meadows at 6000-9000 ft. and bloom in spring and early summer. The
name Lousewort is derived from the Latin one which was bestowed
upon it, because once upon a time farmers believed that when their
flocks fed upon the flowers the sheep were liable to be attacked by
certain tiny lice or “pediculi.” The name Turtle Head is from a
fancied resemblance of the flower to the protruded head of a turtle.
The plants are supposed to be poisonous to sheep.
BUTTER-AND-EGcs LINARIA VULGARIS
Plate 22, fig. 10
The flowers of Butter-and-Eggs are yellow and orange, and the
common name refers to these two shades of yellow. They bloom
throughout the summer and fall and are common in waste places and
fields at 3000-7000 ft. The plants are persistent deep-rooted perennial
weeds, 8-20 in. tall, and may be eradicated whenever desired by short
rotation of crops and thorough cultivation in spring and fall. They
are regarded with suspicion as being poisonous and the juice mingled
with milk constitutes a fly poison. At one time, however, the plants
yielded what was considered a valuable skin lotion.
LITTLE ELEPHANT ELEPHANTELLA GROENLANDICA
Plate 22, fig. 11
The flowers of the Little Elephant are pinkish-purple, and the
elongated curved tube of the upper petal has a comical resemblance
to an elephant’s trunk. The stems grow 4-24 in. tall and are found in
swamps and wet meadows at 8000-12000 ft. The flowers are arranged
in open spikes and bloom all summer long.
34 SNAPDRAGON ORDER
BLADDERWORT FAMILY
BLADDERWORT UTRICULARIA VULGARIS
Plate 22, fig. 5
The yellow flowers of the Bladderwort grow on erect branches
from submerged stems 1-4 ft. long, and are found in lakes, ponds,
etc. at 3000-12000 ft. The Bladderwort receives its name from the
tiny black bladders which grow on the submerged, finely divided leaves.
These little bladders serve as traps and absorptive organs for tiny
animals in the water, and the plants thus live partly on insects, larvae,
ere.
BROOM-RAPE FAMILY
BROOM-RAPE THALESIA UNIFLORA
Plate 22, fig. 6
The Broom-rape is a parasite and absorbs its food from the roots
of its neighbors. This habit accounts for the pale color of both plants
and blossoms, since all such robber-plants lose their green food-making
matter through disuse. The flowers are violet-tinged and bloom in
early summer. The plants may be found in damp woods at 5000-
10000 ft.
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY
PINK BEARD-TONGUE PENTSTEMON SECUNDIFLORUS
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The Pentstemons or Beard-tongues receive both the scientific name
of the genus and the common name from the sterile fifth stamen, which
is characteristically very hairy in the Beard-tongues. They are closely
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY 35
related to the Foxglove of the garden, though few of the American
species are as yet cultivated. The flowers of the Pink Beard-tongue
are rose-purple or pink and grow on stiff stems 1-2 ft. high. They may
be found on dry plains, foothills, hills and mountains at 5000-9000 ft.
and bloom in early summer.
DARK PENTSTEMON PENTSTEMON GLAUCUS
Plate 23, fig. 2
The Dark Pentstemon usually bears wine-colored to nearly black
flowers, though sometimes pale yellowish or whitish ones occur. They
are ornamented with darker longitudinal stripes and bloom in midsum-
mer. They are found in the mountains at 8000-12000 ft. At the higher
altitudes the stems are dwarfed and attain no more than 4 in. in height,
while ordinarily they grow to 3 ft.
BLuE PENTSTEMON PENTSTEMOM GRACILIS
Plate 23, fig. 3
This dainty little Pentstemon carpets the ground with its blue
flowers, with here and there a bunch of delicate pink ones, in early and
middle summer. The stems grow 6 in.-2 ft. tall and occur on plains
and in the mountains at 4000-10000 it.
SCARLET BUGLER PENTSTEMON BARBATUS
Plate 23, fig. 4
The bright red flowers of the Scarlet Bugler are conspicuous on
hillsides and mountains at 5000-9000 ft. The stems are usually quite
tall, 2-6 ft., and the flowers bloom in early summer. This Pentstemon
as well as many others would be a welcome addition to the garden.
(CLUSTERED PENTSTEMON PENTSTEMON CONFERTUS
Plate 23, fig. 5
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The small yellowish to blue-purple and rose-purple flowers of the
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EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
SNAPDRAGON FAMILY—MINT FAMILY 37
and bloom in early summer. - The plants are rather small, being usually
but 4-15 in. high. They occur on hills and mountains at 7000-10000
ft.
BLUE BEARD-TONGUE PENTSTEMON UNILATERALIS
Plate 23, fig. 6
The blue-purple flowers of the Blue Beard-tongue are large and
grow in conspicuous one-sided spikes on stems 2-5 ft. tall. They
bloom in midsummer and are found in the mountains at 5500-8000 ft.
MINT FAMILY
SKULL CAP SCUTELLARIA RESINOSA
Plate 24, fig. 1
The blue flowers of the Skull Cap grow in pairs on leafy stems
4-15 in. high. They bloom in early summer and in fruit the reddish-
brown calyx resembles a jockey’s cap rather more than a skull cap.
The plants occur on plains, foothills and gravel slides at 5000-10000
ft. :
HEAL-ALL PRUNELLA VULGARIS
Plate 24, fig. 2
The flowers of the Heal-all are purple or white and bloom from
early spring throughout the summer and fall. The stems are decum-
bent-ascending, 4-12 in. high, and are widely distributed in woods,
along roadsides and in wet places at 4000-9000 ft. The Heal-all has
a bitter and astringent taste and is somewhat used in medicine.
Brook Mint MENTHA CANADENSIS
Plate 24, fig. 3
The tiny pink or lavender flowers of the Brook Mint are clustered
in the axils of the paired leaves, and bloom throughout the summer.
Plate 24
MINT FAMILY >
1 Skull Cap: Scutellaria resinosa
2 Heal-all: Prunella vulgaris
3 Brook Mint: Mentha canadensis
4 Horse Mint: Monarda fistulosa
5 Blue Sage: Salvia Pitcheri
6 Marsh Mint: Stachys palustris
8 Pennyroyal: Hedeoma Drummondii
VERBENA FAMILY
7 Verbena, Vervain: Verbena bracteosa
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PLATE 24.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
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The plants grow 4-12 in. tall and are widely distributed as a common
weed in low ground and wet places, at 4000-8000 ft. Where trouble-
some as a weed, the Brook Mint can be readily exterminated by
thorough cultivation and dragging the soil. It is used to some extent
in medicine, and the Klamath Indians make a tea from the leaves.
Other mints, such as Peppermint, Spearmint, etc. are among the most
highly valued aromatics.
Horse MINT MOoONARDA FISTULOSA
Plate 24, fig. 4
The pink to rose-purple flowers of the Horse Mint form roundish
heads at the tips of stiff stems 3-4 ft. tall. The plants grow in dense
clusters in grassy meadows, thickets and on mountain-sides at 3000-
9000 ft. The flowers bloom in midsummer and are worth cultivat-
ing in the garden. The common name refers to the tall or coarse
stems.
BLuE SAGE’ SALVIA PITCHERI
Plate 24, fig. 5
The slender stems of the Blue Sage grow 2-6 ft. tall and bear blue
or bluish blossoms in terminal spikes. They bloom from midsum-
mer to fall on prairies at 3000-7000 ft. The Red Sage of gardens is a
near relative of the Blue Sage, which well deserves cultivation also.
Some of the sages are used for making a tea or tonic.
MarsH MINT STACHYS PALUSTRIS
Plate 24, fig. 6
The purplish or reddish blossoms of the Marsh Mint are clustered
in the axils of leaves on stems 1-3 ft. high. They bloom in midsum-
mer and are found on moist banks across the continent at 4000-8500
ft. The Marsh Mint is sometimes called “\Woundwort” on account of
its formerly great reputation for healing wounds. Its surgical value
may be doubted, though it certainly is somewhat astringent. It is
useful, however, because of its edible roots. These are tuberous and
40 MINT ORDER—ROSE ORDER
when boiled form a wholesome and nutritious food of rather agree-
able flavor. The young shoots of the plant may likewise be eaten,
being cooked like asparagus, but though pleasant to the taste they
have a strong and disagreeable smell.
PENNYROYAL HEDEOMA DRUMMONDII
Plate 24, fig. 8
The tiny blue, pink or purple flowers of the Pennyroyal occur in
open spikes on stems 4-8 in. high. They bloom in early and midsum-
mer on dry plains and hills at 5000-7000 ft. The name Pennyroyal
has no significance, as it is a corruption of an older name.
VERBENA FAMILY
VERBENA, VERVAIN VERBENA BRACTEOSA
Plate 24, fig. 7
The tiny blue to purple flowers of the Verbena are grouped in dense
heads on decumbent stems. They bloom ail summer on prairies, plains
and in waste places at 4000-7500 ft. The garden Verbena is a near
relative of the wild Verbena and originally came from Brazil.
ROSE FAMILY
Witp Ros—E ROSA ACICULARIS
Plate 25, fig. 1
The pale to deep pink flowers of the Wild Rose come into bloom in
early summer. They grow on shrubs 1-3 ft. high which are found
on hills, mountain-sides and in open woods at 5000-10000 ft. The
scarlet and crimson fruits of the Wild Rose make the bushes ornamen-
tal even after the flowers have passed blooming.
ROSE FAMILY 41
Gotp Cup, PoTENTILLA POTENTILLA GRACILIS
Plate 25, fig. 2
The Potentillas may easily be mistaken for buttercups, though
they actually belong to the Rose Family. The scientific name of the
genus comes from a Latin word meaning powerful, and refers to the
former use of the plants in medicine. This species, called Gold Cup
on account of the shape and color of the blossom, is bright yellow
with an orange spot at the base of each petal. The flowers grow on
graceful stems 6 in.-3 ft. high and bloom in midsummer. The plants
grow in meadows and open woodlands at 5000-10000 ft.
GOLDEN AVENS SIEVERSIA TURBINATA
Plate 25, fig. 3
The Golden Avens also looks like a buttercup with its cup-like,
yellow flowers that bloom in midsummer. The plants grow 4-20 in.
high and are found on the higher peaks at 10000-14000 ft.
PINK. PLUMES SIEVERSIA CILIATA
Plate 25, fig. 4
The brilliant rose to purple coloring of this flower is found in the
sepals, the petals being rather inconspicuous and cream-colored with
rose veins. The nodding blossoms of Pink Plumes occur on graceful
rose-colored stems 4-18 in. tall and bloom in early summer. They are
found on hills at 8000-12000 ft. The fruits form feathery clusters
after the petals have fallen
CREAMY CINQUEFOIL DRYMOCALLIS ARGUTA
Plate 25, fig. 6
The flowers of the Creamy Cinquefoil vary from pale cream to a
pure yellow. They grow on erect stems 6 in.-4 ft. tall and blossoms in
early summer. They are widely distributed on prairies, plains, mea-
dows and hillsides at 3000-12000 ft.
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1 Wild Rose: Rosa acicularis
2 Gold Cup, Potentilla: Potentilla gracil is
3 Golden Avens: Sieversia turbinata
4 Pink Plumes: Sieversia ciliata
5 Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasyphora fruticosa
6 Creamy Cinquefoil : Bae as arguta
PLATE 25.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
ROSE FAMILY—PEA FAMILY 43
SHRUBBY CINQUEFOIL DASYPHORA FRUTICOSA
Plate 25, fig. 5
The Cinquefoils receive this name from the French and it refers to
the five-parted leaves. The Shrubby Cinquefoil has yellow blossoms
on erect shrubby stems that form good-sized bushes, or may be only a
few inches tall at high elevations. They occur in meadows, along
brooks and on gravel-slides at 6000-12000 ft, and bear flowers all sum-
mer.
PEA FAMILY
GOLDEN BANNER THERMOPSIS MONTANA
Plate 27, fig. 1
The bright yellow flowers of the Golden Banner occur in open
spikes on plants 1-3 ft. high, and bloom in late spring. They may be
found in meadows at 3000-11000 ft. The plants are supposed to
poison stock, and several cases of the poisoning of children who have
eaten the seeds are also reported.
SttveRY LUPINE LUuPINUS ARGENTEUS
Plate 27, fig. 2
The Silvery Lupine, so named on account of the foliage, has blue
to purple flowers arranged in open spikes which bloom in early sum-
mer. The plants are somewhat spreading and bush-like and grow 1-3
ft. high on prairies and in meadows at 5000-9000 it.
PRAIRIE CLOVER PETALOSTEMON PURPUREUS
Plate 27, fig. 3
The Prairie Clover bears tiny rose-pink to purple blossoms in small
but crowded heads. An albino form is occasionally found. The stems
grow 6 in.-3 ft. tall on plains and prairies at 4000-7000 ft. and the
flowers bloom all summer.
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PLATE 27.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS PINXT
PEA FAMILY 45
Witp SWEET PEA LATHYRUS ORNATUS
Plate 27, fig. 4
The flowers of the Wild Sweet Pea are purple and white and blos-
som in the spring and early summer. The stems are low, 4-12 in.,
and occur on plains and prairies at 4000-8000 ft.
PuRPLE VETCH VICIA AMERICANA
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The Purple Vetch bears blue to purple flowers in loose clusters
on climbing or scrambling stems 1/%-3% ft. long. They bloom in
spring and early summer and may be found on prairies and in rich
river valleys at 4000-10000 ft.
Loco ARAGALUS LAMBERTI
Plate 28, fig. 1
The flowers of the Loco are deep red-purple or white, often turn-
ing blue with age. They occur in open spikes on stems 4-12 in. tall
and bloom in spring and summer. The plants occur on plains, prairies,
hills and table-lands at 4000-9000 ft. The Loco is very poisonous to
stock. After acquiring a taste for the plant they will eat nothing else
and die from the effects in a few months or one or two years. In
this way, millions of dollars of stock are lost annually. A cure for
the disease has been found recently.
ALFALFA MEDICAGO SATIVA
Plate 28, fig. 2
The small blue to purple blossoms of Alfalfa grow in loose, small
heads on branching plants that attain a height of 1-2 ft. They bloom
all summer long. The plant has escaped from cultivation and grows
thriftily at 5000-6000 ft. Alfalfa forms a most nourishing fodder for
horses and cattle and has been cultivated for ages in Southern
Europe. When sown in deep, rich soils, few plants yield so heavy
Plate 28
PEA FAMILY
1 Loco: Aragalus Lamberti
2 Alfalfa: Medicago sativa
3 Alpine Clover: Trifolium dasyphyllum
4 Psoralea: Psoralea tenuiflora
5 Dwarf Clover: Trifolium nanum
6 Prairie Pea: Astragalus hypoglottis
7 Rose Locust: Robinia neo-mexicana
PLATE 28.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
PEA FAMILY 47
a crop. During the World War, meal was made from the dried and
ground plants and used as a substitute for flour.
ALPINE CLOVER TRIFOLIUM DASYPHYLLUM
Plate 28, fig. 3
The flowers of the Alpine Clover have a cream-white standard and
rose-purple wings and keel. They are clustered in heads on stem-
less plants which form mats or cushions 4-20 in. across and grow only
on alpine peaks at 12000-14000 ft. They bloom in midsummer. The
name “Clover” comes from the Latin word meaning “club” and refers
to the resemblance between the leaf and the 3-headed club of Hercules.
The clubs of playing-cards are also no doubt an imitation of the clover-
leaf. The 3-parted leaves of the clovers fold together and “sleep” at
night. The cultivated clovers are valuable as fodder and the white-
flowered species makes beautiful lawns.
PSORALEA PSORALEA TENUIFLORA
Plate 28, fig. 4
Psoralea bears its small blue to purplish flowers in open spikes on
branching plants 1-4 ft. tall. They bloom in early summer and are
found on dry plains and hills at 4000-8000 ft. Some species of this
genus are used in medicine and one, Psoralea esculenta, has a tuber-
ous root that is edible.
DwarF CLOVER TRIFOLIUM NANUM
Plate 28, fig. 5
The pink to rose-purple flowers of the Dwarf Clover occur usually
in pairs on prostrate or spreading stems in the high mountains. They
bloom in midsummer and are found only at 9000-14000 ft. The Latin
name for the genus means “three-leaves”’, and the 3-parted leaf is
characteristic of practically all clovers.
48 ROSE ORDER
PRAIRIE PEA ASTRAGALUS HYPOGLOTTIS |
Plate 28, fig. 6
The flowers of the Prairie Pea are usually blue to purple, rarely
whitish or yellowish. They occur in dense heads on procumbent or
ascending stems 4-8 in. long and bloom in midsummer. The plants
are found in meadows and river valleys at 4000-9000 ft.
RosE Locust ROBINIA NEO-MEXICANA
Plate 28, fig. 7
The Rose Locust is a shrub or tree 3-15 ft. tall and grows along
streams at 4000-7000 ft. The flowers are white to rose-colored with
a touch of yellow on the standard and keel, and their large showy
clusters come into bloom in spring and early summer. It is the hand-
somest of the locusts, and should be cultivated wherever winters are
not too severe. |
STONECROP FAMILY
RosE CrRowN CLEMENTSIA RHODANTHA
Plate 30, fig. 1
The rose-pink to nearly white flowers of the Rose Crown are
_ crowded into heads at the ends of stiff stems 4-20 in. tall. They bloom
in midsummer and may be found in meadows and bogs and along
streams at high altitudes, 10000-13000 ft.
Kinoc’s Crown, RosERooT RHODIOLA ROSEA
Plate 30, fig. 3
The tiny deep red-purple flowers of the King’s Crown are crowded
into dense roundish heads at the ends of unbranched stems 4-12 in.
high. They bloom in midsummer and are found only on alpine peaks
STONECROP FAMILY—SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 49
at 9000-14000 ft. The plant is used in Greenland as a salad, and the
leaves in poultices for headache. The root has a pleasant rose-like
odor, which gives rise to the name Roseroot, sometimes used for this
species.
STONECROP SEDUM STENOPETALUM
Plate 30, fig. 8
The yellow flowers of the Stonecrop occur in loose clusters at the
ends of stems 1-8 in. high. The plants possess succulent leaves which
store water and thus enable them to grow in dry, rocky or gravelly
situations. They are found at 4000-12000 ft. and bloom all summer.
SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
Farry SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA CHRYSANTHA
Plate 30, fig. 2
The dainty little Fairy Saxifrage grows but 1-3 in. high from a
cluster of tiny leaves, and bears at the end of a slender stem a single
yellow blossom. The lower half of the petal is dotted with many
orange spots. The flowers bloom in midsummer. They are alpine
dwellers only and are found among rocks at 11000-14000 ft. The
name “saxifrage” is from the Latin meaning “rock-breaker” and refers
to the habit some saxifrages have of living on rocks.
Brook SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA PUNCTATA
Plate 30, fig. 5
The Brook Saxifrage takes its name from its love of springy places
and stream banks. The flowers are white and delicate and bloom in
early summer. The plants are 1-3 ft. tall and occur at 8000-12000
ft.
DoTTep SAXIFRAGE SAxXIFRAGA BRONCHIALIS
Plate 30, fig. 7
The Dotted Saxifrage has white or pale pink flowers with orange
and purple dots on the petals. They bloom all summer. The plants
Plate 30
STONECROP FAMILY
1 Rose Crown: Clementsia rhodantha
3 King’s Crown, Roseroot: Rhodiola rosea
8 Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum
SAXIFRAGE FAMILY
2 Fairy Saxifrage: Saxifraga chrysantha
4 Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre
5 Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga punctata
6 Gooseberry: Ribes leptanthum
7 Dotted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis
9 Purple Saxifrage: Saxifraga Jamesii
10 Whiplash Saxifrage: Saxifraga flagellaris
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
PLATE 30.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 51
are small and slender, 3-8 in. high and occur on rocks and gravel-
slides at 6000-13000 ft.
PURPLE SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA JAMESII
Plate 30, fig. 9
The pale to deep rose-purple flowers of the Purple Saxifrage grow
in crowded spikes and form bright spots of color in rock-clefts and
on rocks at 8000-13000 ft. The stems are 4-8 in. tall and the flowers
bloom in early summer.
WHIPLASH SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA FLAGELLARIS
Plate 30, fig. 10
This small plant with its yellow blossoms receives its name from
the presence of little whip-like runners at the base. The plants are
only 1-8 in. tall and occur on alpine peaks among the rocks at 10000-
14000 ft. They bloom all summer.
GOOSEBERRY RIBES LACUSTRE
Plate 30, fig. 4
This pink-flowered Gooseberry blooms in spring and early summer.
It is a shrubby plant about 1-3 ft. high and occurs in the mountains at
7000-12000 ft. The berry is red and covered with prickles.
GOOSEBERRY RIBES LEPTANTHUM
Plate 30, fig. 6
The yellow-flowered Gooseberry blooms in early summer. It is a
shrub about 1-3 ft. in height and grows in the mountains at 6000-
10000 ft. The berry is black when ripe, and edible. The wild goose-
berries are related to the cultivated one and to the currant.
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EVENING PRIMROSE FAMI
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3 Meriolix: Meriolix serrulata
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EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY
FIREWEED CHAMAENERIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM
Plate 32, fig. 1
The Fireweed, as the name indicates, is found on burnt areas espe-
cially, though it also occurs in meadows and open woods and copses.
The flowers are pale pink to deep rose-purple and bloom all summer
long. The plants are widely distributed over the continent up to
10000 ft. and grow as tall as 5 ft. The name “Willow Herb” is some-
times given on account of the resemblance of the leaves to those of
the willow. The Fireweed is cultivated as an ornamental plant in
England, where the leaves are also used as an adulterant of tea. The
foliage forms a wholesome vegetable when boiled, and the young
shoots or suckers make a good substitute for asparagus. Beer and
vinegar are made in Kamschatka by fermenting the shoots and pith.
The down on the seeds resembles cotton, but possesses little tenacity,
and the fibres are too brittle and short to be of any value except in
the adulteration of other material.
SCARLET GAURA GAURA COCCINEA
Plate 32, fig. 2
‘he pinkish or red flowers of the Scarlet Gaura grow on slender
plants 6 in.-2 ft. tall and bloom in spring and summer. They may be
found on plains and prairies at 4000-5500 ft.
MERIOLIX /MERIOLIX SERRULATA
Plate 32, fig. 3
Meriolix grows 6-15 in. tall and bears yellow flowers that bloom
in spring and summer. They are found on plains and hills at 4000-
8000 ft.
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EVENING PRIMROSE ONAGRA BIENNIS
Plate 32, fig. 4
The fragrant yellow flowers of the Evening Primrose open in the
evening and wither the next morning. They bloom all summer and
54 MENTZELIA ORDER—CACTUS ORDER
are visited frequently by the pink night moth in search of nectar. The
plants grow 1-3 ft. high and are found in valleys and on plains at
4000-10000 ft. They were formerly cultivated in kitchen gardens in
England for their edible roots. When boiled these are very nutritious
and wholesome, but they have been eaten very little as a table vege-
table since the use of the potato became general. They are sweet to
the taste, somewhat resembling parsnips. A drug made from the
Evening Primrose is used for coughs, colds and asthmatic troubles,
and an ointment for skin affections is also obtained.
MENTZELIA FAMILY
EVENING STAR MENTZELIA MULTIFLORA
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As the name indicates, the yellow flowers of the Evening Star open
in the evening and close in the morning, They bloom all summer and
are found on branching plants 8 in.-2 ft. -high. These occur on 1 dry
plains and gravel-slides at 7000-9000 ft.
CACTUS FAMILY
PRICKLY PEAR OPUNTIA HUMIFUSA
Plate 32, fig. 6
The Prickly Pear bears yellow flowers on low branching spiny
stems. <As in all the members of the cactus family, the plants are
leafless, the stems having been modified into food-making and water-
storing organs that take the place of foliage. The flowers bloom in
midsummer on prairies and plains at 4000-7000 ft. The fruit of the
Prickly Pear is sometimes used as food, being collected and sold in
the markets in some localities. The juice is used for coloring con-
fectionery, and in Mexico a drink called “Colinche” is prepared
from it. The old, fibrous parts of the joints are made into commercial
articles when hard and firm. Opuntia cochinellifera is extensively
cultivated in Mexico for the purpose of breeding the cochineal insect
from which the finest crimson dye is produced.
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CACTUS FAMILY—HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY 55
PureLe Cactus CACTUS VIVIPARUS
Plate 32, fig. 7
The many-petalled, starry blossoms of the Purple Cactus grow tn
groups on ball-like fleshy stems which are but a few inches tall and
covered with radiating brown and yellow spines. They dot the prai-
ries and foothills at 3000-7000 ft. and bloom in midsummer.
PARSLEY FAMILY
MouNTAIN PARSLEY PSEUDOCYMOPTERUS MONTANUS
Plate 36, fig. 7
The tiny yellow flowers of the Mountain Parsely are grouped, as
in all the parsleys, in flat-topped clusters at the tip of the stem. They
bloom in early and midsummer. In alpine meadows the flowers are
burnt orange in color. The plants grow 1-2 ft. tall and may be found
in forests, woodlands and meadows at 7000-12000 ft. The Mountain
Parsley is related to the common parsley of kitchen gardens and also
to Sweet Anise which is used to flavor confectionery.
HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
Twin FLOWER LINNAEA BOREALIS
Plate 36, fig. 4
As indicated by the name, the Twin Flowers grow in pairs. They
are drooping, bell-shaped pink blossoms with a delicate fragrance and
bloom in midsummer. The fragile stems are but 3-8 in. tall and are
sound in the moist shade of pine and spruce forests at 8000-12000 ft.
The botanical name commemorates Linnaeus, the Father of Botany.
Plate 36
PARSLEY FAMILY
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HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
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Twin Flower: Linnaea borealis
5 Snowberry: Symphoricarpus occidentalis
BLUEBELL FAMILY-
1 Purple Bellflower: Campanula Parryi
2 Bluebell, Harebell: Campanula rotundifolia
6 Alpine Bluebell: Campanula uniflora
VALERIAN FAMILY
3 Valerian: Valeriana silvatica
PLATE 36.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY—BLUEBELL FAMILY 57
SNOWBERRY SYMPHORICARPUS OCCIDENTALIS
Plate 36, fig. 5
The Snowberry bears its pale pink flowers in drooping clusters
on the spreading branches of bushes, which grow 2-5 ft. tall.
They bloom in midsummer and may be found in meadows and thickets
at 3000-7000 ft. The name refers to the snow-white berries which
form the fruits.
BLUEBELL FAMILY
PURPLE BELLFLOWER CAMPANULA PARRYI
Plate 36, fig. 1
The blossoms of the Purple Bellflower grow singly at the tips of
slender stems and bloom in midsummer. They do not droop, as do
many of the bluebells. They are found in mountain meadows at 7000-
10000 ft. The plants are unbranched and small, growing but 4-12 in.
tall. The name of the genus, Campanula, means “little bell.”
BLUEBELL, HAREBELL CAMPANULA ROTUNDIFOLIA
Plate 36, fig. 2
The purple-blue flowers of the Bluebell droop gracefully at inter-
vals along their slender stems and bloom all summer long. The plants
grow but a few inches tall in the alpine regions where each bears
but a single blossom, but they are sometimes 3 ft. high at lower alti-
tudes, especially in the shade. They are found on foothills and in
mountain meadows and aspen woodlands at 6000-13000 ft. This
species is the true Bluebell of Scotland.
ALPINE BLUEBELL CAMPANULA UNIFLORA
Plate 36, fig. 6
The Alpine Bluebell is a tiny plant, growing but 2-5 in. tall on
account of the effect of the high altitudes at which it lives. The
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58 ASTER ORDER
single blossom is a deep purple-blue and hangs from the tip of the
fragile stem. The botanical name of the species means “one-flowered.”
The plants bloom in early summer and must be sought in alpine mea-
dows at 11000-14000 ft.
VALERIAN FAMILY
VALERIAN VALERIANA SILVATICA
Plate 36, fig. 3
The tiny pale pink flowers of the Valerian grow in flat-toppe:l
clusters at the tips of straight stiff stems, 1-3 ft. tall. They bloom
in early summer in fir and spruce forests at 8000-11000 ft. The botan-
ical name of this species refers to the fact that the plants are forest-
lovers. Some species of Valerian are used in medicine as a seda-
tive and for various nervous troubles, and one has an edible root. They
have a strong unpleasant odor which cats and rats like. The leaves
are efficaceous in healing wounds.
ASTER FAMILY
BLAZING STAR LACINIARIA PUNCTATA
Plate 37, fig. 1
The Blazing Star receives its name from the dense spikes of bril-
liant red-purple blossoms. These bloom in late summer and autumn
and are found on prairies, plains and foothills at 3000-6000 ft. The
plants are unbranched and grow 6-18 in. tall. This species is the least
beautiful of several native blazing stars that deserve a place in the wild
garden. :
ASTER FAMILY 90
BuvuE LetrucE LACTUCA PULCHELLA
Plate 37, fig. 2
The pale blue-lavender flowers of the Blue Lettuce grow in clus-
ters on plants 3-6 ft. high. They bloom in midsummer and are found
along roadsides and in meadows at 3000-6000 ft. Several varieties of
lettuce have narcotic properties, while the value of the garden lettuce
is too well-known to need comment.
SHEATH FLOWER COLEANTHUS GRANDIFLORUS
Plate 37, fig. 3
The pale yellow blossoms of the Sheath Flower hang from their
stalks like inverted thimbles and bloom in midsummer. The name re-
fers to the tiny bracts that sheathe the flower-heads closely and turn
reddish brown with age. The plants are much branched, 1-4 ft. tall,
and occur in meadows and thickets at 5000-9000 ft.
FALSE DANDELION AGOSERIS GLAUCA
Plate 37, fig. 4
The golden-yellow heads of the False Dandelion look very like
those of its namesake. They bloom in midsummer and are found on
plants 1-3 ft. tall, in mountain meadows and along brook-banks at
8000-11000 ft.
GOATSBEARD, SALSIFY TRAGOPOGON PORRIFOLIUS
Plate 37, fig. 5
The Goatsbeard or Salsify bears large purple flower-heads with yel-
low centers at the tips of stiff, straight stems, 2-4 ft. tall. The plants
have escaped from cultivation and may be found blooming all sum-
mer, along roadsides and in meadows at 4000-7000 ft. The roots of
the Salsify are edible and are marketed under the name of “Oyster
Plant.”” The name “Goatsbeard’’ refer to the clusters of stiff hairy
fruits.
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ASTER FAMILY
1 Blazing Star: Laciniaria punctata ©
2 Blue Lettuce: Lactuca pulchella
3 Sheath Flower: Coleanthus grandiflorus
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6 Rose Thistle: Carduus undulatus ene
7 Hawksbeard: Crepis runcinata
PLATE 37.
PINXT
EDITH S. CLEMENTS.
COCKAYNE. BOSTON
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
ASTER FAMILY 61
Rose THISTLE CARDUUS UNDULATUS
Plate 37, fig. 6
The Rose Thistle is so named on account of the bright rose-purple
flower-heads, which bloom in summer and autumn. The plants are
2-5 ft. tall and grow on plains, prairies and foothills at 5000-7000
ft. The gray-green foliage is very spiny, but forms good food for
cattle when bruised to destroy the spines. Donkeys eat the plants,
spines and all, and seem to relish them. The Thistle is the badge
of Scotland.
HAWKSBEARD CREPIS RUNCINATA
Plate 37, fig. 7
The Hawksbeard has dandelion-like flower-heads of a golden yel-
low, which bloom in midsummer. The plants grow 1-2 ft. tall in
mountain meadows and bogs at 8000-11000 ft.
PRAIRIE GOLDENROD SOLIDAGO MISSOURIENSIS
Plate 38, fig. 1
The flower-clusters of the goldenrods vary from rather slender,
stiff spikes, which give the name to the group, to large, spreading,
feathery panicles. The Prairie Goldenrod belongs to the latter class
and is only medium-sized, both as to flower-clusters and plants, which
are 8 in.-2 ft. tall. It blooms from midsummer to autumn and is most
at home on the prairies, though it also occurs in meadows and on
gravel-slides at 3000-10000 ft. The Goldenrod is the state flower of
Nebraska. The botanical name for the genus comes from the Greek
“to make whole” and refers to the healing properties formerly at-
tributed to the plant.
Pussy’s Tors ANTENNARIA DIOECA
Plate 38, fig. 2
The flowers of Pussy’s Toes would scarely be recognized as such
by the casual passer-by, since the soft fuzzy balls that give the plant
Plate 38 ca |
ASTER FAMILY
1 Prairie Goldenrod: Solidago missouriensis
2 Pussy’s Toes: Antennaria dioeca
3 Daisy: Erigeron macranthus
4 Purple Aster: Machaeranthera FiBtowy 9
5 Leafy Aster: Aster foliaceus —
6 Gold-top: Gutierrezia sarothrae
7 Golden Eye: Chrysopsis villosa
8 Gum Weed: Grindelia squarrosa
PLATE 38.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
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its name are the pistillate or seed-bearing flowers, while the staminate
or pollen-bearing ones grow in heads on other stems. The botanical
name for the genus refers to the fact that the protruded brown anthers
of the staminate heads sometimes resemble the antennae of insects.
The heads are creamy white with rose-colored bracts enclosing them
at the base, and bloom in spring and early summer. The plants are
2-15 in. tall and grow on prairies and in meadows and aspen woodland
at 3000-10000 ft. The leaves are gray from the white wooly hairs
covering them, and grow in clusters at the base of the flowering stems.
These clusters usually form dense mats, the leaves of which are some-
times chewed by children as Indian Tobacco or Ladies’ Tobacco.
DAISY ERIGERON MACRANTHUS
Plate 38, fig. 3
This Daisy has yellow disks surrounded by blue-purple rays. The
name is a corruption of Day’s Eye which refers to the resemblance of
the yellow center and its rays to the sun and its rays. The plants
grow 1-3 ft. tall in meadows, fir forests, aspen woodlands and on
gravel-slides at 5000-10000 ft. and bloom in midsummer. They are
beautiful enough to be given a place in the garden.
PurRPLE ASTER MACHAERANTHERA BIGELOVII
Plate 38, fig. 4
The Aster differs from the Daisy in having fewer and broader ray-
flowers. This Aster has purple rays and yellow disks. It grows 1-4
ft. tall in meadows and on gravel-slides at 6000-10000 ft. and blooms
in midsummer.
Leary ASTER ASTER FOLIACEUS
Plate 38, fig. 5
The heads of the Leafy Aster have yellow disk-flowers and red-
purple rays. They bloom from midsummer to autumn. The plants
grow 6 in.-2 ft. tall in meadows and aspen woodlands at 7000-11000 ft.
64 ASTER FAMILY
The word “‘aster’’ comes from the Latin for “star” and refers to the
rays surrounding the yellow center.
(GOLD-TOP GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE
Plate 38, fig. 6
The slender yellow heads of Gold-top grow in dense clusters on
plants 1-3 ft. high. They bloom from midsummer to autumn and may
be found on prairies and plains at 3000-8000 ft. They are especially
typical of pastures and over-grazed areas.
GOLDEN EyE CHRYSOPSIS VILLOSA
Plate 38, fig. 7
The name “Golden Eye” is a direct translation of the scientific
name of the genus. The flowers-heads are entirely golden-yellow,
ray-flowers as well as disk-flowers, and they bloom in midsummer.
The plants are low-growing, 1-2 ft. high, and occur on prairies and
gravel-slides and in aspen woodlands at 3000-10000 ft.
GUM WEED GRINDELIA SQUARROSA
Plate 38, fig. 8
The foliage of the Gum Weed oozes a sticky substance that gives
the plant its name. The flower-heads are golden-yellow and bloom
from midsummer to autumn. The plants are branched and grow
2-4 ft. tall, along roadsides and in pastures at 3000-7000 ft. The entire
plant is used in medicine for certain lung troubles, and a salve is made
from it that is helpful in poison-ivy poisoning.
CoNE FLOWER RATIBIDA COLUMNARIS
Plate 39, figs. 1, 6
The fertile flowers of the Cone Flower are grouped in cone-shaped
heads, which give the plant its name. The broad ray-flowers vary
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in color through shades of pure yellow to brilliant orange-red, and this
form is sometimes cultivated in home gardens. The plants grow
1-3 ft. tall on prairies and plains at 3000-7000 ft., and bear flowers
all summer.
GOLDEN GLOW + JRUDBECKIA LACINIATA
Plate 39, fig. 2
The native Golden Glow is related to the popular Golden Glow
of the garden. It is a striking plant, 3-6 ft. tall and bears many large
flower-heads with long, spreading or drooping yellow rays. They
bloom in midsummer and are found in meadows and along brook-banks
in aspen and fir forests at 5000-8000 ft.
BLACK-EYED SUSAN RUDBECKIA HIRTA
Plate 39, fig. 4
Black-eyed Susan, unlike its near relative Golden Glow, has a red-
dish-brown, almost black, center and orange-yellow rays. It is cul-
tivated also, but occurs naturally in meadows and bogs and along
brook-banks at 5000-11000 ft. The plants are 1-4 ft. tall and bloom all
summer.
RAYLESS THELESPERMA ‘THELESPERMA GRACILE
Plate 39, fig. 3
As the name indicates, the Rayless Thelesperma has heads of fertile
flowers only, ray-flowers being lacking. The heads are grouped in
graceful clusters on slender stems, 2-4 ft. tall, and bloom all summer.
The plants occur on prairies and plains at 3000-8000 ft.
RAYED THELESPERMA ‘THELESPERMA TRIFIDUM
Plate 39, fig. 8
The Rayed Thelesperma, in contrast to the one above, has broad
yellow ray-flowers around a yellow center. It is a relative of Coreopsis
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1, 6 Cone Flower: Ratibida columnaris
2 Golden Glow: Rudbeckia laciniata = ony tae
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4 Black-eyed Susan: Rudbeckia hirta Bact
5 Sun Spots: Gymnolomia multiflora air
7 Sunflower: Helianthus petiolaris
8 Rayed Thelesperma: Thelesperma trifidum
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
ASTER FAMILY 67
and should also be cultivated in home gardens. The plants are 1-3 ft.
tall and are found along roadsides and in pastures and fields at 3000-
7000 ft. The flowers bloom all summer.
Sun Spots GYMNOLOMIA MULTIFLORA
Plate 39, fig. 5
_ The heads of Sun Spots are yellow throughout and bloom all sum-
mer. The plants are 2-5 ft. tall and grow on prairies and foothills at
5000-7000 ft.
SUNFLOWER MHELIANTHUS PETIOLARIS
Plate 39, fig. 7
One scarcely needs an introduction to the cheery Sunflower which
overruns roadsides and fallow fields everywhere at 3000-8000 ft. The
plants are 2-5 ft. tall and bear flowers all summer. This species is
the western form of the common sunflower, Helianthus annuus. The
latter was held in high veneration by the ancient Peruvians and Mex-
icans, being used by them as a sacred and artistic emblem. It also fig-
ures in Greek mythology. The farmer of today, however, regards it
quite otherwise when it invades his cultivated fields. It is, neverthe-
less, the state flower of Kansas. The name Sunflower was given this
plant under the impression that the heads turn their faces always
towards the sun and follow it in its daily course. This is not the case,
however, for though the heads of a field of sunflowers are usually
turned in the same direction, this is due to the effect of the prevailing
wind rather than to sunlight.
The common sunflower is cultivated for the sake of the honey and
wax which are obtained from the flowers by the bees, and also for its
seeds which are used in various ways. They furnish feed for domestic
and farm animals, or are ground and made into cakes, or roasted and
used as coffee. In Russia they are sold in the streets and eaten as
nuts. An oil also is obtained from them that is said to be equal to
olive oil.
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ASTER FAMILY
1 Bur Marigold: Bidens levis
2 Mountain Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
3 Gaillardia: Gaillardia aristata
4 Butterweed: Senecio Fendleri |
5 Goldweed: Ximenesia encelioides
6 Actinella: Actinella Richardsonii
7 Dwarf Sunflower: Helianthella Parryi
PLATE 40.
EDITH S. CLEMENTS. PINXT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
ASTER FAMILY 69
Bur Maricotp BIDENS LEVIS
Plate 40, fig. 1
The bright yellow heads of the Bur Marigold may be found bloom-
ing all summer in marshes and ditches at 3000-6000 ft. The plants are
1-4 ft. tall. The names, both common and botanical, refer to the
tooth-like spines on the end of the seed-like fruits.
MouNTAIN ARNICA ARNICA CORDIFOLIA
Plate 40, fig. 2
This native Arnica is a close relative of Arnica montana, which fur-
nishes the well-known tincture that is applied to bruises and sprains.
It has been employed as a stimulant in low fevers, but does not appear
to have any value when used internally. The Mountain Arnica occurs
in fir, spruce and aspen forests at 7000-12000 ft. The heads are yel-
low-centered and yellow-rayed, and bloom all summer on plants 1-2 ft.
high.
(GGAILLARDIA GAILLARDIA ARISTATA
Plate 40, fig. 3
Gaillardia bears very large heads with reddish-brown centers and
many yellow or orange rays. They bloom all summer. The plants
grow 1-3 ft. tall and may be found on prairies, and in meadows and
aspen woodlands at 7000-10000 ft. The Gaillardias are frequently
cultivated in gardens.
BUTTERWEED SENECIO FENDLERI
Plate 40, fig. 4
The yellow heads of the Butterweed are quite small but are grouped
in large clusters on stems 6 in.-2 ft. tall. They bloom in midsummer
and are found on foothills and gravel-slides at 7000-10000 ft.
70 ASTER ORDER
GOLDWEED XIMENESIA ENCELIOIDES
Plate 40, fig. 5
The heads of the Goldweed have yellow centers and yellow, toothed
rays, and they bloom all summer. The plants are 2-5 ft. tall and grow
along roadsides and in fallow fields at 3000-7000 ft.
ACTINELLA ACTINELLA RICHARDSONII
Plate 40, fig. 6
The yellow heads of Actinella are small and grouped in open clus-
ters on stems 6 in.-2 ft. tall. They bloom in early and midsummer and
are found on plains and foothills at 5000-8000 ft. This species of
Actinella is sometimes called the “Colorado Rubber Plant,” but it does
not produce rubber in sufficient quantities to be commercially valuable.
DwARF SUNFLOWER HELIANTHELLA PARRYI
Plate 40, fig. 7
The heads of the Dwarf Sunflower are entirely yellow. They are
borne on slender stems 1-3 ft. tall and bloom in midsummer. They
may be found in spruce and aspen forests at 7000-10000 ft.
BAHIA BAHIA DISSECTA
Plate 41, fig. 1
_ The heads of Bahia have large yellow centers and very short
yellow rays. They grow on branching stems 1-4 ft. high and bloom
in midsummer. The plants may be found on foothills and gravel-
slides at 5000-9000 ft.
ACTINELLA ~ ACTINELLA ACAULIS
Plate 41, fig. 2
Actinella, like Bahia, has large yellow centers and short yellow
rays. The plants are unbranched and grow 6-18 in. tall. They bear
ASTER FAMILY >
flowers in early summer and occur on prairies, plains and foothills at
3000-8000 ft.
° SNEEZEWEED HELENIUM HOoPEsII
Plate 41, fig. 3
The heads of the Sneezeweed are large and orange-yellow. They
grow on stiff stems 2-6 ft. tall and bloom all summer. The plants are
found in spruce forests, aspen woodlands and subalpine meadows at
9000-12000 ft. They are poisonous to stock. The common name has
reference to the effect that the strong odor of the flowers have on some
people.
CREAM TIPS HyMENOPAPPUS TENUIFOLIUS
Plate 41, fig. 4
The yellow heads of the Cream Tips are without ray-flowers. They
grow on slender stems 1-4 ft. tall and bloom in spring and midsum-
mer. The plants have very finely cut leaves and are found on prairies,
plains and foothills at 3000-7000 it.
TAPER LEAF PERICOME CAUDATA
Plate 41, fig. 5
The Taper Leaf is a bushy ornamental plant covered in midsummer
and autumn with open clusters of fragrant yellow flower-heads. The
tips of the leaves are narrowed to a long, slender point and this char-
acter is expressed in both the botanical and common names. The
bushes grow 3-6 ft. high, and 3-8 ft. wide and occur on foothills and
gravel-slides at 6000-8000 ft.
MARIGOLD DySODIA PAPPOSA
Plate 41, fig. 6
The wild Marigold looks like a tiny form of the garden Marigold
and has a similar spicy fragrance. It grows 1 in.-1 ft. tall and is
abundant along roadsides and in fallow fields and pastures at 3000-
8000 ft.
Plate 41
ASTER FAMILY
1 Bahia: Bahia dissecta
2 Actinella: Actinella acaulis
3 Sneezeweed: Helenium Hoopesii
4 Cream Tips: Hymenopappus tenuifolius
5 Taper Leaf: Pericome caudata
6 Marigold: Dysodia papposa
7 Alpine Kobold: Rydbergia grandiflora
PLATE 41.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
COCKAYNE, BOSTON
ASTER FAMILY—LILY FAMILY =
ALPINE KospoLD RYDBERGIA GRANDIFLORA
Plate 41, fig. 7
This shaggy, gray-green little plant with its huge, hanging yellow
head, often as broad as the stem is tall, is weirdly suggestive of fairy-
folk. The stems grow 2-15 in. tall and bear flowers in midsummer.
They are to be found only in alpine meadows at 10000-14000 ft.
LILY FAMILY
WiLp ONION ALLIUM CERNUUM
Plate 42, fig. 1
The Wild Onion bears open clusters of rose-purple flowers that
droop in the bud, but rise gradually as they bloom, until the fruits are
erect. They blossom in midsummer and are found in foothills,
meadows, and aspen and spruce woods at 5000-10000 ft. The plants
grow 1-2 it. tall, and the bruised foliage and bulbs have the character-
istic onion odor. The genus is widely cultivated and furnishes several
varieties of onion, chives, leek, garlic and shallot.
SprinGc Liry EryTHRONIUM PARVIFLORUM
Plate 42, fig. 3
The yellow flower of the Spring Lily droops from a slender stem,
6-15 in. tall and blooms in the spring. The plant consists merely of
two broad but pointed leaves, besides the flowering-stalk, and is found
in meadows and spruce woods at 8000-12000 ft. It certainly deserves
a place among cultivated plants.
Rep Lity LILIUM PHILADELPHICUM
Plate 42, fig. 4
The scarlet petals of the Red Lily are ornamented at their bases
with dark reddish-brown spots that serve to direct visiting insects to
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LILY FAMILY
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the honey. The blossoms are large and conspicuous and occur singly
at the tips of stiff stems, 2-4 ft. tall. They come into bloom in early
summer and midsummer, and are found in bogs and along brook-banks
at 7000-11000 ft. The Red Lily is very like the Tiger Lily of the
garden and should be given a place there also, though it is not as yet
widely cultivated.
WAND LILY ZYGADENUS ELEGANS
Plate 42, fig. 5
The cream-colored blossoms of the Wand Lily are grouped in open
spikes on straight slender stems 4 in.-2% ft. tall. They bloom in mid-
summer in meadows and spruce and aspen woods at 7000-12000 ft.
The Wand Lily is related to the poisonous Death Camas, and is prob-
ably poisonous also.
Mariposa Lity CALOCHORTUS GUNNISONII
Plate 42, fig. 6
This Mariposa Lily is usually white, though delicate lilac blossoms
are sometimes found. The petals are ornamented with various mark-
ings which give point to the common name of the genus which means
“butterfly.” The plants grow 1-4 ft. tall in foothills, meadows and
aspen forests at 4000-11000 ft. and bear flowers all summer long. The
genus is widely distributed and contains many beautiful species and
varieties of striking colors, which should be more generally cultivated.
SPIDERWORT FAMILY
SPIDER LILy. TRADESCANTIA VIRGINIANA
Plate 42, fig. 2
The pink or blue-purple flowers of the Spider Lily open in the
morning and wither soon afterwards. They are grouped in open clus-
76 IRIS ORDER
ters on stiff stems with long, grass-like leaves, and bloom from spring
to midsummer. The plants grow in clumps, 1-5 ft. tall, on prairies and
foot-hills at 3000-7000 ft. The common name refers to the cobwebby
hairs on the stamens. The Spider Lily should certainly be cultivated
in home gardens. |
IRIS FAMILY
BLUE-EYED GRASS SISYRINCHIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM
Plate 43, fig. 1
The Blue-eyed Grass is not a grass at all, but is so called on ac-
count of the grass-like leaves. The blue-purple, starry blossoms grow
in loose clusters on stiff stems, and bloom from spring to midsummer.
They remain open but a few hours in the morning, withering as the
day advances. The plants are 6-18 in. tall and are found on prairies,
and foothills and in mountain meadows at 3000-10000 ft.
Ir1s, BLUE FLAG IRIS MISSOURIENSIS
Plate 43, fig. 5
The large, pale blue to purple blossoms of the Iris bloom in spring
and summer, on brook-banks and in meadows at 3000-10000 ft. The
plants grow in masses, 1-3 ft. tall, and sometimes carpet the floor of a
mountain meadow. The botanical name for the Blue Flag is from the
Greek for “rainbow” and refers to the many colors of the different
species and varieties. These are cultivated and furnish some of our
most beautiful garden plants. The earliest illustration of the Iris was
made about the beginning of the sixth century A.D. in a work by Dios-
corides. In this work, it was considered valuable as a source of drugs
rather than as a garden plant, and the number of ailments for which
iris preparations were prescribed is truly astonishing. At present,
however, its medicinal value consists merely of an extract from the
root, which is used as an emetic and cathartic. The seeds of some
species are sometimes roasted and used in Great Britain as a substitute
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»-. for coffee. The orris root of commerce is supplied by Jris florentina
which has a fragrant root. The Iris is the Fleur-de-lis of France,
which was for long the royal emblem.
ORCHID FAMILY
CoraL Root CORALLORHIZA MULTIFLORA
Plate 43, fig. 2
The Coral Root receives its name from the white branching roots
that resemble coral. The plant is a saprophyte, that is, it gets its food
ready-made from decaying matter, and this accounts for the lack of
green foliage. The plants are entirely reddish-purple, though the
flower-petals are white with purple dots. They grow 6 in.-1 it. tall, in
spruce and fir woods at 7000-10000 ft. and bloom all summer.
YELLOW LapiEs’ SLIPPER CyYPRIPEDIUM PUBESCENS
Plate 43, fig. 3
The botanical name for the Ladies’ Slipper comes from the Greek
for “sock” or “buskin”, so that the fanciful resemblance of the flower
to dainty footwear is indicated by both names. Though the sack-like
lower petal of Yellow Ladies’ Slipper is a bright yellow, the other two
petals and the sepals are yellow-green with reddish markings. The
flowers occur singly on stems 8-20 in. tall, and bloom in early summer.
They are found in meadows and aspen woodlands at 6000-9000 ft.
RATTLESNAKE PLANTAIN PERAMIUM REPENS
Plate 43, fig. 4
The Rattlesnake Plantain receives this name because of its pecul-
iarly mottled leaves which resemble those of a plantain in shape, but
which have markings very like those of a snake. The tiny white blos-
Plate 43
IRIS FAMILY
1 Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium angustifolium
5 Iris, Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis
ORCHID FAMILY
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3 Yellow Ladies’ Slipper: Cypripedium pubesce
4 Rattlesnake Plantain: Peramium repens
6 Fairy Slipper, Calypso: Calypso borealis
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PLATE 43.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLOWERS
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FatrY SLIPPER, CALYPSO CALYPSO BOREALIS
Plate 43, fig. 6
The fairy-like rose-purple blossoms of Calypso appear in early
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