WILD FLOWERS WHITE AND GREENISH 



referring to the stickiness of the calyx. The peculiar 

 markings of the root, under the bark, suggest the skin 

 of a snake, and it has been called Furman's Snakeroot 

 in honour of an Indian doctor who first employed it as 

 an antidote for snake bites. The calyx is a natural 

 " tanglefoot," and small insects are frequently found 

 stuck fast to its surface. This peculiarity prompted 

 the English name, Catch-fly. 



BLADDER CAMPION. BEHEN. COW=BELL. 

 SPATTERING, OR FROTHY POPPY 



Silene latifblia. Pink Family. 



This pretty, delicate native of Europe and Asia was 

 introduced into the vicinity of Boston, and has become 

 very common in fields and roadsides from New Bruns- 

 wick and Ontario southward to New Jersey, Illinois, 

 and Iowa, throughout the summer. The smooth, 

 leafy perennial stalk branches at the base, and grows 

 from six to eighteen inches high. The oblong or lance- 

 shaped, dark green leaves occur in alternate pairs, and 

 are variable in size. They are acutely pointed, and the 

 lower ones are often paddle shaped. The white flowers 

 are arranged in loose, often drooping clusters, and are 

 fragrant only at night. The five clawed petals are 

 deeply cleft and wheel shaped. Ten long stamens 

 extend beyond the corolla. The strongly veined, five 

 toothed, pale green calyx is greatly swollen and strongly 

 hints its common name. It is also the most distinguish- 

 ing feature of the flower. In some parts of England, 

 country people cook and eat the young shoots of this 



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