[Henry Troth. 

 FIG. 500. WILD GINGER (Asarum canadense). 



The brown bell-shaped flowers of this plant are produced close to the ground, much like those of Aspidistra. At first 



the three lobes are folded over the mouth of the flower, leaving only narrow slits through which small flies, attracted 



by the camphor-like odour and the livid colour, enter, and are imprisoned until they have been dusted with pollen, 



much as in the case of Cuckoo-pint. This species is a native of North America, but there is a European species which 



has been naturalized in parts of England. 



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