ii6 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



states is found in great abundance along the bor- 

 ders of woods and along the embankments of 

 railways. It is distinguished from the Wild 

 Spikenard by the fact that the flowers are 



FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL 



arranged along a central stalk in the form of a 

 raceme rather than on many stalks in the form 

 of a panicle. The flowers are not so numerous 

 but individually they are somewhat larger. They 

 blossom in May and June and frequently occur in 



