372 Beautiful Plants growing wild 



Cassia. 

 Cclssia chamKcrista. A most elegant annual, and somewhat 

 sensitive plant, from one to two feet high. Leaves linear, 

 in many pairs, with glandular petioles or leaf stems. Flow- 

 ers yellow, having petals with two spots. Pods pubescent. — 

 Near New Haven, &c. — Dry sand. — May, June. — Annual. 



Chimaphila. 



Chimaphila umbelldta, or Pyrola wnhelldta Common Winter 

 green. Called by the Indians Pipsissiwa. Too well known, 

 and too much admired, to require description, especially 

 as it is doubtful whether it will flourish out of its native 

 woods. — Dry woods. — June, July. 



Chiviaphila maculdta Spotted Winter green. The leaves 

 of this beautiful species are variegated with long spots, serv- 

 ing abundantly to distinguish it from the other species of 

 Chimaphila, or Pyrola. — Newton Upper Falls; also near 

 Nonantum Hill, at Newton. — Rare. — July. 



Convolvulus. 



Convolvulus sepium Wild pink-colored Convolvulus. This 

 is a member of the w^ell known family of the morning glory, 

 with its twining stem, and funnel-shaped flowers. The 

 present species is one of the finest of the genus. Leaves 

 large, arrow-shaped, the barbs or hinder lobes being cut off 

 at the ends, particularly in the upper leaves. Flowers large, 

 pink-colored and white. — Twines about bushes in low 

 grounds. — June. 



Canvolvulus arvensis. Leaves arrow-formed, with the barbs 

 sharp-pointed. Flowers nearly white, smaller than those of 

 the preceding species. — Dorchester. — June. 



CoRYDALIS. 



The flowers of this genus are labiate or lipped, having an 

 upper and a lower lip, like snap dragon, &c. ; and their pods 

 are siliquose, or long and slender, like those of mustard, &c. 



Corydalis cuculldria, or Fumdria cuculldria Dutchman's 

 Breeches. Of coarse, this must be fine. " A delicate, fine- 

 leaved plant." Leaves radical, or from the top of the root, 

 which is bulbous. Flowers large, white, arranged on one 

 side of the stem, and having two spurs (not spurs of Dutch- 

 man's boots) at the bottom.* — Woods, Jeffrey, N. H. — June. 



Corydalis formosa Red flowered Corydalis. An exceed- 

 ingly beautiful plant, somewhat larger than the preceding. 

 Nodding, many flowered, with a tuberous root. Leaves rad- 



* I would humbly propose to some of our gentlemen florists, who are 

 so fond of double flowers, to try their hand at creating a Double Dutch- 

 man's Breeches. 



