36 HELONIAS BULLATA. STUD-FLOWER. 



planted to drier ground. If this plant is indeed absolutely 

 restricted to swampy ground, it is an exception to rule, and this 

 fact would give special appropriateness to its botanical name of 

 " swamp-lover." 



Explanation of the Plate. — i. Crown of the root with growing spring leaves. — 2. Scape, 

 showing the hollow stem. — 3. Showing the peculiar insertion of the flower. — 4. P'ull 

 face view, showing the harmonious proportion of lines. 



