WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



and paler and hairy beneath. The white or yellowish- 

 green, bell-shaped flowers are usually arranged in pairs, 

 and droop and nod beneath the leaves on fine stems 

 springing from the leaf axils. The tubular flower is six 

 lobed at the opening, but is not spreading, and has six 

 stamens and a pistil. The berry is round, pulpy, and 

 blue-black in colour. The horizontal rootstock is thick 

 and jointed. This plant was formerly employed in heal- 

 ing bruises, particularly those about the eyes, and for 

 wounds and skin eruptions. It was also highly esteemed 

 as a cosmetic. The berries are said to be poisonous. 

 The species blossoms from April to July in woods 

 and thickets, from New Brunswick to Michigan, 

 and south to Florida and West Virginia. 



LARGE FLOWERED WAKE-ROBIN 



Trillium grandifibrum. Lily Family. 



The Trilliums rank among the foremost of our 

 native woodland wild flowers, and they possess an 

 individuality that compares favourably with the 

 exclusive traits of the Arbutus, the Gentians, the 

 Lobelias, and the Orchids. This beautiful, large, 

 white-flowered species is one of the choicest and best 

 known of its family. It is found during May and June, 

 in damp, rich woods, and grows from eight to eigh- 

 teen inches high. The single, smooth, stout, juicy 

 stalk terminates with a whorl of three large, hand- 

 some, broadly egg-shaped, triple-ribbed leaves which 

 taper suddenly at the apex and are narrowed to a 

 stemless base. They are loose-textured, prominently 



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