BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. ROBIN'S PLANTAIN: Poor Robin's or Rob- 

 ert's Plantain: Blue Spring Daisy. 



Erigeron pulchellus. 



Composite Family. Apr. June. 



An erect, hairy-stemmed plant 1020 inches 

 high, found in fields, copses, along road- 

 sides. Maine to Ontario, Minnesota and 

 southward. 



FLOWER-HEADS Rays lilac or pale violet, disk 

 greenish yellow, borne in small ter- 

 minal groups. 



LEAVES Lower leaves broad near the tip, 

 slightly toothed, upper leaves lance- 

 shaped. 



2. WILD LUPINE: Old Maid's Bonnets: Wild 

 Pea: Sun Dial. Lupinus perennis. 



Pulse Family. May June. 



An erect, branching, leafy plant, found in 

 dry, sandy places. New England to Minne- 

 sota, southward to the Gulf of Mexico. 

 FLOWERS Violet-blue, blossoms pea-like in long 



clusters. 



LEAVES Compound, 711 long, narrow leaflets 

 radiating from a common center. 



