*ink WILD FLOWERS 



long, slender stems. They are strongly scented, and 

 are rather ornamental, being cleft into three or five 

 divisions, with their margins deeply cut and notched 

 into fine lobes or teeth. They are often stained with 

 red. The little, short-stemmed flowers are usually 

 paired, and are somewhat bell-shaped with their five 

 petals widely spread. They are red purple in colour, 

 and have ten coloured stamens and a pink pistil. 

 The hairy green calyx has five parts, and the seed 

 pod has a long, slender beak. The pod has a 

 peculiar habit of bursting suddenly open and flip- 

 ping the seeds sharply in every direction. Herb 

 Robert blossoms from May to October in moist, 

 rocky woods and shaded ravines, from Canada to 

 Pennsylvania, and Missouri. 



FRINGED MILKWORT. FLOWERING 

 WINTERQREEN. GAY WINGS 



Poly gala pauci folia. Milkwort Family. 



The peculiar construction of this very dainty and 

 charming flower at once suggests that of an Orchid. 

 The single slender stalk rises from four to seven inches 

 from slender, prostrate stems and rootstocks. The 

 pointed oval or oblong leaves are gathered toward the 

 summit of the stalk. They are narrowed into short 

 stems. Small, clasping, bract-like leaves are scattered 

 sparingly along the stalk. They are thick, smooth, 

 glossy and rough-margined. The delicate, bright, 

 rose-purple flowers are likened to gaily winged butter- 

 flies. Two of the five sepals are highly coloured like 



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