290 BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. PALE SPIKED LOBELIA: 



Lobelia spicata, 



Lobelia Family. July Aug. 



Found in dry, sandy soil, meadows. Prince 

 Edward Island to Ontario, westward and 

 southwest. 



FLOWERS Pale bluish violet, upper lip of 2 nar- 

 row, erect lobes, lower lip spreading, 

 3-lobed; flowers borne in loose spikes, 

 terminating stem 1-4 feet high. 

 LEAVES Lower leaves oblong, obtuse, upper 

 leaves narrow, slightly toothed. 



2. MOTHERWORT: Leonurus Cardiaca. 

 Mint Family. June Aug. 



An erect, branched plant 2-4 feet high, found 

 in waste places, generally near dwellings. 

 Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to 

 Minnesota and Nebraska. Naturalized from 

 Europe. 

 FLOWERS Pale lilac or white, small, upper lip 



bearded, clustered in the axils of the 



upper leaves. 

 LEAVES Opposite, long-stemmed, lower leaves 



variously cut and toothed, upper leaves 



3-cleft. 



