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Rural School Leaflet 



Dogs-tooth violet. — This plant is an almost stemless herb, which has 

 smooth and shining flat leaves the petioles of which sheathe the base 

 of the commonly one-flowered stalk. The flowers are nodding, the six 

 divisions wide-spreading or recurved. The style is long and club-shaped. 

 There are six stamens. 



The name adder's-tongue is often used for these plants, although there 

 is another plant family called the adder's-tongue family. We have the 

 yellow adder's-tongue, with its leaves mottled with purple and its light 



Dogs-tooth violet 



yellow flowers; the white dog's-tooth violet, sometimes called the white 

 adder's-tongue, with its leaves scarcely mottled; and other species. 



The dog's-tooth violet belongs to the lily family, as do the onion, garlic, 

 lily, asparagus, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's seal, lily of the valley, 

 wake-robin, and others. 



Crocus. — The common crocus is a small and stemless plant, with long- 

 tubed flowers and grass-like leaves. It has two to four leaves to each 

 flower. The leaves are covered with a whitish bloom on the underside. 

 The flowers are lilac, variously striped, or sometimes white. 



