pink WILD FLOWERS 



from June to August in moist copses and woods, from 

 Maine to Minnesota, Georgia, and Arkansas. 



FOUR-LEAVED MILKWEED 



Asclepias quadrifolia. Milkweed Family. 



This more dainty and ladylike member of its clan 

 can be distinguished immediately by its leaves, four 

 of which are arranged in opposite pairs, forming a 

 whorl about midway on the slender and rather naked 

 stalk. Only one or two whorls may occur on the 

 stalk which grows not more than a foot or two high, 

 but single pairs of leaves are often found above or even 

 below the whorls. The thin- textured leaves are long- 

 oval or lance-shaped with long, tapering points and 

 slender stems. They are slightly hairy on the under- 

 side along the veins, and the margins are usually entire. 

 The underside is also of a lighter shade. The oblong 

 corolla lobes are pale pink, the elliptical-oval hoods 

 are white, and the incurved hook is short and thick. 

 The fragrant flowers are comparatively small, and 

 delicately textured and toned. They are set on slen- 

 der, hairlike stems, and are less numerous and fewer 

 clustered than most of its kin. It is found in dry 

 woods, thickets, and hills during May, June, and July, 

 from Maine and Ontario to Minnesota, North Caro- 

 lina, and Arkansas. 



GREAT BINDWEED. WILD MORNING GLORY 



Convolvulus sepium. Morning Glory Family. 



This large Wild Morning Glory is common every- 

 where along roadsides and in fields and thickets, where 



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