WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



pink lines. The petals are slightly united at the base, 

 and near this point the veinings terminate with small 

 dashes of yellow. There are five white stamens with 

 pink anthers attached to the base of the petals. As the 

 petals expand the stamens remain erect around the 

 pistil, adding greatly to the effectiveness of the blossom. 

 As the flower matures the stamens droop outward 

 toward the petals and the tip of the pistil opens with 

 three little hooks. There is a faint fragrance to the 

 flowers when they first open, but it is not always con- 

 stant. The Claytonia was named for an early Amer- 

 ican botanist, John Clayton of Virginia, who collected 

 many plants and sent them to Gronovius, the editor 

 of the "Flora Virginica." The Spring Beauty is 

 found from Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territory 

 and southward to Georgia and Texas. There is 

 very little chance of confusing this flower with 

 those of either of the Anemones. Just remember 

 that the Spring Beauty has very long and narrow 

 leaves shaped like grass blades, and the stems of 

 the Anemones are thin and wiry. 



SWEET-SCENTED WHITE WATER LILY. 

 POND LILY. WATER NYMPH 



Castalia odorata. Water Lily Family. 



There is scarcely another flower that loses so much 

 of its spectacular charm and magnificent splendour 

 as the beautiful Water Lily when it is removed from its 

 natural element. The flowers certainly present a 

 saddened and bedraggled appearance when they are 



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