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WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



tinged with pink. Both the stamens and pistils 

 are numerous and the flower expands half to 

 three-quarters of an inch. The flower stalks are 

 very slender, while the main stem is smooth but 

 considerably thicker. The principal leaves which 

 spring from the root are compound, with the two 



or three divisions bear- 

 ing small, rounded 

 leaflets with notches 

 dividing the outer end 

 into three lobes, the 

 middle of which is 

 much the largest. 

 The plant is a peren- 

 nial with a cluster of 

 tuberous roots that 

 look like miniature 

 sweet potatoes. The 

 flowers seem to be 

 visited by the same 

 sorts of insects that 

 frequent the blossoms 

 of the Wood Ane- 

 mone. 

 False Rue Anemone. In the states of the 

 Middle West the False Rue Anemone is abundant 

 in damp woods, where its patches of white blos- 

 soms are among the earliest of the spring flowers 

 and remain in evidence for more than a month. 

 In general appearance it resembles the Rue Ane- 



RUE ANEMONE 



