54 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



ley, but confined to one locality. It seems certain 

 that it spread and ran wild from a cemetery in the 

 vicinity, where a certain lot is noticeably covered 

 with it. The plant tlourishes in some ])arts of Ceu- 



Moss Pink. 



Moss Pink in Buds. 



ti-al Park, and it only needs a hint of transplanting 

 to run wild over everything in the neighborhood 

 where it is placed. The stems are low and creep- 

 ing, as my sketches show ; altogether the moss pink 

 has a mossy look, and is well named. 

 Wild ColumMne. ^^^^ scarlet and yellow columbine is 

 AqtuUtjix. one of our most beautiful wild flow- 



CaiiadeiiHis. t, • • ^i ^ ^ • 



ers. It is my experience that certain 

 flowers have favorite haunts which are exclusively 

 held by them year after year, without a shadow of 

 change. There are three spots I know of in the pas- 

 ture land of Campton where the pretty columbine 

 may always be found ; a search for the flower any- 



