60 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



pink, and its lip is bearded with white, yellow, and 

 crimson blunt-tipped hairs ; its leaf is narrow and 

 grasslike. It may be found in wet bogs during the 

 early summer. Prof. Goodale says, comparing the 

 moccason flower with the Galopogmi : " The lahellum 

 in Calojpoyon appears to be upside down, while that 

 of the moccason flower is properly pendent ; but the 

 fact is, it is only by a twist in the ovary, or perhaps 

 in the pedicel, that the latter flower has assumed this 

 position." But unerring Nature does not do any- 

 thing wrong end up, and both flowers appear stand- 

 ing on their feet ! 



Late in spring the purple azalea will 

 Purple Azalea, or 

 Pinxter Flower, be found in swampy places in the 



Rhododendron East, and its lovely crimson-pink 



nndiflorum. . , . /• m /- , i t 



color IS a charming loil lor the pale- 

 green tints of May which the French artist Corot de- 

 lighted in painting. The wild azalea 

 and the rhododendron are likely to 

 be somewhat confused in our minds, 

 so I must draw attention to some dis- 

 tinguishing differences. The true 

 azaleas have deciduous leaves, and the 

 rhododendrons have evergreen leaves. 

 The azaleas are characterized by a "'^'"^ 

 funnel-shaped tube with an irregular edge ; there are 

 about five stamens in each tube, while the rhododen- 



