WILD FLOWERS white and greenish 



veined, and toothless. The large, waxy-white, solitary 

 flower is borne on a short stem that springs upright 

 from the centre of the leaves. The three thin, broad, 

 strongly veined, and long-pointed petals are larger and 

 much longer than the three spreading, green, lance- 

 shaped sepals, and they turn outward with a large grace- 

 ful curve. They are scentless, and as they age they 

 become pink. The single berry is nearly black when 

 matured. This showy-flowered Trillium ranges from 

 Canada to Florida, and west to Minnesota and Missouri. 



NODDINd WAKE-ROBIN 



Trillium cernuum. Lily Family. 



The fragrant white or pink flower of this common 

 Trillium droops on its short, curving stem until it nods, 

 usually below the whorl of very broad leaves, where 

 it is quite hidden from view. The stalk is rather 

 slender, and grows from eight to twenty inches high, 

 in the shade of rich, moist woods. The petals of the 

 rather large flower are tapering and wavy-edged, and 

 are rolled prettily backward. The calyx is light green, 

 and the nodding, egg-shaped fruit is red-purple when 

 ripe. The flower blossoms from April to June and 

 may be found from Nova Scotia to Ontario, and Minne- 

 sota and south to Georgia and Missouri. 



PAINTED TRILLIUM, OR WAKE-ROBIN 



Trillium undulatum. Lily Family. 



The beautiful Painted Trillium is one of the 

 commonest and most striking of its clan. It loves 



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