VERVIAN FAMILY 



and branch upward like the arms of a candelabra; the 

 flowers bloom from the foot of the cluster upward a few 

 at a time, leaving behind a long line of purple-tinged 

 calyx; the tiny blossoms are deep purple or violet either 

 one hue or the other. The flowers never approach blue 

 or any hue allied to it, so the common name is misleading." 

 Whatever one calls the colour, the plant is easily recognized 

 as it rises gracefully from a tangled mass of green rose 

 bushes, dingy white Thoroughwort and Yarrow, where 

 there is, perhaps, an extra dash of violet purple from the 

 Nightshade. 



From the plant is obtained a valuable drug. 



One other member of the Vervian Family has been re- 

 ported. 



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