WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



to dwell beside cool, trickling brooklets, and in 

 shady dells in rich, damp woods where it blossoms 

 during May and June. The rather slender soli- 

 tary green stalk is smooth and naked and grows 

 from eight inches to sometimes two feet in height 

 The large, egg-shaped leaves have a long, tapering 

 point, and a rounded base. They have short stems 

 and are triple-veined. The thin, widely spreading, 

 waxy-white, wavy-edged petals are painted with purple 

 stripes at the base. The green sepals are narrow, 

 lance-shaped. The solitary flower is set on a short 

 stem and is often slightly drooped. The egg-shaped 

 fruit is shining bright red when ripe. This plant 

 ranges from Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Wisconsin to 

 Georgia and Missouri. 



STAR-GRASS. COLIC-ROOT 



Aletris fariribsa. Lily Family. 



A bitter, fibrous-rooted, yellow-flowered perennial, 

 which is sought annually in some localities by herb 

 gatherers, on account of its reputed value as a remedy 

 for colic, rheumatism and as a general tonic. The 

 slender flower stalk grows from one and a half to three 

 feet in height, from a spreading cluster of thin, lance- 

 shaped, pale yellowish-green basal leaves. The 

 numerous small, white or yellowish tubular flowers 

 are faintly fragrant and form a dense, slender, 

 wand-like spike. The six stamens are tipped with 

 orange. Colic-root is found in dry, sandy fields and 

 along roadsides from May to July and ranges from 



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