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BLOOD-ROOT. 



Sanguinaria Canadensis. Poppy Family. 



Rootstock. Thick, charged with a crimson juice. Scape. Naked, one- 

 flowered. Leaves. Rounded, deeply-lobed. Flower. White, terminal. 

 Calyx. Of two sepals falling early. Corolla. Of eight to twelve snow- 

 white petals. Stamens. About twenty-four. Pistil. One, short. 



In early April the firm tip of the curled-up leaf of the blood- 

 root pushes through the earth and brown leaves, bearing within 

 its carefully shielded burden the young erect flower-bud. When 

 the perils of the way are passed and a safe height is reached this 

 pale, deeply lobed leaf resigns its precious charge and gradually 

 unfolds itself; meanwhile the bud slowly swells into a blossom. 



Surely no flower of all the year can vie with this in spotless 

 beauty. Its very transitoriness enhances its charm. The snowy 

 petals fall from about their golden centre before one has had 

 time to grow satiated with their perfection. Unless the rocky 

 hillsides and wood-borders are jealously watched it may escape us 

 altogether. One or two warm sunny days will hasten it to maturi- 

 ty, and a few more hours of wind and storm shatter its loveliness. 



Care should be taken in picking the flower if it must be 

 picked as the red liquid which oozes blood-like from the 

 wounded stem makes a lasting stain. This crimson juice was 

 prized by the Indians for decorating their faces and tomahawks. 



SHAD-BUSH. JUNE-BERRY. SERVICE-BERRY. 



Amelanchier oblongifolia. Rose Family. 



A tall shrub or small tree found in low ground. Leaves. Oblong, 

 acutely pointed, finely toothed, mostly rounded at base. Flowers. White, 

 growing in racemes. Calyx. Five-cleft. Corolla. Of five rather long 



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