398 SPRING FLOWERS, AND 



vation by neglecting to save the seed, and plant every 

 year. A rich, moist, partially shaded border is very 

 favorable for the growth of this beautiful plant. 



Corydalis glauca. Much more common than the last, 

 and less showy. Like it a biennial, blooming from early 

 May to July. It is a delicate plant, of a smooth, glau- 

 cous appearance. Flowers whitish, shaded with flesh 

 color, and yellow in panicled racemes. A native of 

 rocky hills, often found in the shallow deposit of soil 

 on large rocks, where it blooms very early, owing to the 

 reflected heat from the rock. It flourishes well with us 

 in common garden soil. 



Sanguinaria Canadensis, or Bloodroot, is well known 

 as one of our earliest spring flowers. The flowers and 

 leaf proceed from the end of a fleshy root, and all, 

 on being wounded, emit a bright orange-red juice. We 

 copy a good description of the root : " The bud^ or 

 hybernaculum which terminates the root is composed of 

 successive scales or sheaths, the last of which acquires 

 considerable size as the plant springs up. By dissecting 

 this bud in the summer or autumn, we may discover the 

 embryo leaf and flower of the succeeding spring, and 

 with a common magnifier even the stamens may be 



