74 



WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



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



or few, not with 5 petals, growing in mud. 



MuDWORT (Limosella tenuifolia). Figwort family. 



Max. ht. i^ ft.; flowers small on slender stalks; 

 corolla bell-shaped, ^-cleft; leaves linear, longer than 

 flower stalks. 



Goldthread {Coptis trijolia). Crowfoot family. 



Ht. few in.; sepals 5-7, petal-like; petals 5-6, 

 leaves shiny, leaflets (3) sharply toothed. Bogs. 

 Spring, summer. 



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



or few, not with 5 petals, not growing in mud. 



Twin-leaf (Jeffersonia diphylla). Barberry family. 

 Av. ht. I ft.; flower i in. on long leafless stem, 8 

 petals, 4 sepals; root-leaves with long stalks, 

 divided into 2 leaflets. Early spring. 



Fig. 36. 



Twin-leaf (Jeffersonia dipliylla). Petals wanting in dried specimen. 



Blood-root {Sanguinaria Canadensis). Poppy family. 

 Low plant; flower i in. or more across; petals 

 8-12, long, pointed; stamens numerous; leaf 

 kidney-shaped, lobed, ^-i ft. across. Rich woods. 

 Early spring. 



