WILD FLOWERS yellow and orange 



It is known as the White Adder's Tongue, E. albidum. 

 This species multiplies by underground offshoots 

 from the base of the corm. 



YELLOW CLINTONIA 



Clinibnia borealis. Lily Family. 



A handsome Lily of the Valley plant, growing espe- 

 cially common in our more northern woods, where it 

 seeks the cool moisture of the shady evergreens. It 

 was dedicated to DeWitt Clinton, a former governor 

 of New York State. The slender, nearly smooth, 

 and naked flowering stalk rises from six to fifteen 

 inches high, and bears from three to six drooping, 

 greenish yellow, or straw-coloured, bell-shaped blos- 

 soms, which are arranged in a loose, terminal cluster 

 on slender, nodding stems. They are formed of six 

 spreading sepals, with six stamens and a pistil. The 

 two to five, usually three, large, thin, glossy dark 

 green leaves are pointed-oval or oblong in shape, and 

 are narrowed into a sheathing base. This plant is 

 probably more familiar to vacationists in the late 

 summer, when the erect, dark blue, globular berries 

 are very conspicuous. It blossoms during May and 

 June, and is found from Newfoundland and Ontario 

 to North Carolina and Minnesota. 



INDIAN CUCUMBER ROOT 



Medeola virginiana. Lily Family. 



The dark purple berries of this common woodland 

 plant are far more noticeable during August than 

 are the singular, nodding yellow flowers that precede 



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