WHITE 



THIMBLE-WEED. 



Ancmotie Virginiana. Crowfoot Family. 



Stem. — Two or three feet high. Leaves. — Twice or thrice cleft, the 

 divisions again toothed or cleft. Flowers. — Greenish or sometimes white ; 

 borne on long, upright flower-stalks. Calyx. — Of five sepals. Corolla. — 

 None. Stajn ens and Pistils. — Indefinite in number. 



These greenish flowers, which may be found in the woods and 

 meadows throughout the summer, are chiefly striking by reason 

 of their long, erect flower-stalks. The oblong, thimble-like fruit- 

 head, which is very noticeable in the later year, gives to the 

 plant its common name. 



LONG-FRUITED ANEMONE. 



Ane7none cylindrica. Crowfoot Family, 



Stem. — Slender; about two feet high ; silky-haired. Flowers. — Greenish 

 white; much as in above. Fricit-head. — Cylindrical, about one inch long. 



The long-fruited anemone flowers in the dry woods of May. 



Anemone Pennsylvanica. Crowfoot Family. 



Stem. — Hairy. Flozvers. — White; rather large; otherwise much as in 

 above. Fruit- head. — Spherical . 



This plant really is another of the thimble-weeds, and when 

 in flower it is by far the prettiest and most noticeable of the 

 group. Its white blossoms mass themselves along the waysides 

 in early summer. 



CLEAVERS. GOOSE-GRASS. BEDSTRAW. 



Galium Aparine. Madder Family. 



Stem. — Weak and reclining; bristly. Leaves. — Lance-shaped; about 

 eight in a whorl. Flowers. — White ; small ; growing from the axils of the 

 leaves. Calyx-teeth. Obsolete. Corolla. — Usually four-parted; wheel- 

 shaped. Stamens. — Usually four. Pistil. — One with two styles. Fruit. — 

 Globular; bristly, with hooked prickles ; separating when ripe into two parts. 



This plant may be found in wooded or shady places through- 

 out the continent. Its flowers, which appear in summer, are 



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