WHITE 



BUTTON-BUSH, 



[PI. XXXIII 

 Cephalanthus occidentalis. Madder Family. 



A shrub three to eight feet high. Leaves. — Opposite or whorled in 

 threes; somewhat oblong and pointed. Floivers. — Small; white; closely 

 crowded in round button-like heads. Calyx. — Four-toothed. Coi-olla. — 

 Four-toothed. Sta?nens. — Four. Pistil. — One, with a thread-like protrud- 

 ing style and blunt stigma. 



This pretty shrub borders the streams and swamps throughout 

 the country. Its button-like flower-dusters appear in midsum- 

 mer. It belongs to the family of which the delicate bluet and 

 fragrant partridge vine are also members. Its flowers have a jas- 

 mine-like fragrance. 



BROOK-WEED. WATER PIMPERNEL. 



Safnolus Valeratidi. Primrose Family. 



Stem. — Six to twelve inches high ; leafy. Leaves. — Somewhat oval oi 

 wedge-shaped. Flowers. — White; small; growing in clusters. Calyx.—, 

 Five-cleft. Corolla. — Somewhat bell-shaped ; five-cleft. True Stamens.—^ 

 Five. False Stamens. — Five. Pistil. — One; globe-shaped. 



This plant is found throughout the country, in wet places, 

 flowering at any time from June till September. 



Dalibarda repens. Rose Family. 



Scape. — Low. Leaves. — Heart-shaped ; wavy-toothed. Flowers. — 

 White ; one or two borne on each scape. Calyx. — Deeply five or six-parted, 

 three of the divisions larger and toothed. Corolla. — Of five petals. Srn- 

 mens. — Many. Pistils. — Five to ten. 



The foliage of this pretty little plant suggests the violet ; 

 while its white blos.som betrays its kinship with the wild straw- 

 berry. It may be found from June till September in woody 

 places, being one of those flowers which we seek deliberately, 

 whose charm is never decreased by its being thrust upon us in^ 



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