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310 FLOWERS OF FIELD, JJILL, AND SIVAA/F 



"Of all her train, the hands of Spring 

 First plant thee in the watery mould. 

 And I have seen thee blossoming 

 Beside the snow-bank's edges cold. 



"Thy parent sun, who bade thee view 

 Pale skies and chillmg moisture sip, 

 Has bathed thee in his own bright hue, 

 And streaked with jet thy glowing lip." 



14. Green Violet 



So/ea cdnco/or. — Family, Violet. Color, greenish white. 

 Leaves, entire, acute at both ends, oblong. Time, June. 



This homely plant deserves scarcely to be numbered among 

 the violets. The small flower has 5 petals, the lower one larger 

 than the others, swollen at base and notched at apex. Stems 

 very leafy, i to 2 feet high, with i to 3 flowers in the axils on 

 short, nodding peduncles. Pod much larger than the flower. 



15. Wild Pink 



Si/ene Pennsylvanica. — Family, Pink. Color, rose -pink. 

 Leaves, from the root, smooth, clustered, on hairy petioles, nar- 

 rowly wedge-shaped ; on stem, opposite, often a single pair, 

 narrow, without petioles. Ti7ne, May, June. 



Calyx, long, tubular, viscid, hairy, 5-toothed. Corolla, of 

 5 notched or rounded petals standing on claws, spreading, 

 with a cro7iin at the centre, where the claw joins the broad 

 blade. Stamens, 10. Styles, 3. 



A low, beautiful plant found in many places around New York 

 and southward, also westward to Kentucky. It grows in tufts 

 full of bright color, with soft, velvety buds and large, open 

 flowers. 

 '. \ 3 16. Spring-beauty 



C/a/tbn/a Virginica. — luxmlly. Purslane. Color, pink with 



