72 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



Water Plantain {Alisma Plantago). Water-plantain 

 family. 

 Av. ht. 2 ft. ; floiucrs small; petals 3 ; leaves long- 

 stalked, egg-shaped, pointed. Wet places or 

 shallow water. Early summer. 



Star of Bethlehem (Ormthogalum umhellatum). Lily 

 family. 

 Ht. I ft. or under; flowers in terminal cluster on 

 rather long stalks; petals 6, long; leaves linear. 

 Fields, etc. Mass. — South and West. 



27. Leaves from root only, land plant, flowers apparently solitary 



or few, petals 5, flower violet-shaped. 



Sweet White Violet {Viola blanda). Violet family. 

 Ht. few in.; flowers sweet-scented; lower markedly 

 veined; leaves round, heart-shaped or kidney- 

 shaped. Damp places. Early spring. 



Lance-leaved Violet {Viola lanceolata) . Violet family. 

 Ht. few in.; leaves not toothed, lance-shaped. 

 Damp soil. Early spring-early summer. 



28. Leaves from root only, land plant, flowers apparently solitary 



or few, petals 5, flowers not violet-shaped. 



Wood Sorrel {Oxalis Acetosella). Geranium family. 

 Ht. few in.; petals white with pink veins, some- 

 times notched; leaves with three leaflets, inversely 

 heart-shaped, drooping at night. Deep woods. 

 Spring, summer. 



One-flowered Pyrola {Moneses grandiflora) . Heath 

 family. 

 Ht. few in. ; flower wax-like with broad rounded 

 petals; style long and straight; leaves with teeth. 

 Woods. Early summer. 



Dalibarda repens. Rose family. 



Low plant; flowers nearly ^ in. across; calyx 

 deeply 5-6 parted; stamens many; leaves heart- 

 shaped, with rounded teeth, on slender stalks. 

 Woods. Earlv summer. 



