402 Wild Flowers East of the Rockies 



KEY TO FLOWERS BY COLOR- 



The flowers are grouped under their most conspic- 

 uous colors, the ones the novice would be most apt 

 to call them. As far as possible the smallest flowers 

 are placed first in each section. 



WHITE AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR. 



False Spikenard. -Tiny; clustered 49 



False Solomon's Seal. 3 leaves on stalk 51 



Meadow Rue. Filmy cluster; 3-lobed leaves 123 



Sundew. Raceme; leaves hairy, basal 147 



Saxifrage. Cluster; 5 petals; basal leaves 149 



Mitrewort. Raceme; 5 petals, crystal-like 151 



Foam Flower. Feathery spike; leaves basal... 151 



Meadowsweet. Spire-like cluster 153 



White Clover. Triple leaves; round heads 175 



Ginseng. Umbel; 3 compound leaves 227 



Wild Carrot Flat cluster; divided leaves 229 



Catnip. Small clusters; aromatic 293 



Rattlesnake Plantain. Tubular, spiked 95 



Ladies' Tresses. Spiral spike ; T tubular 95 



Checkerberry. Tubular, pendent; evergreen 247 



Partridge Berry. In pairs, 4-lobed 325 



Violet. 5 petals, lower large, veined 215 



Star-of-Bethlehem. Umbel; grasslike leaves.... 67 



Dutchman's Breeches. 2 sac-like spurs 139 



Squirrel Corn. Tubular, heart-shaped 139 



Tooth wort. 4 petals ; 2 compound leaves 141 



