WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



stemmed, heart-shaped leaf is toothless, thick-textured 

 and blunt-pointed. It is often partly curled inward 

 like a scoop and is found in blossom from June to 

 September. This genus has been named from the 

 Greek Mount Parnassus, and the plant was called 

 Grass of Parnassus by Dioscorides. Six or seven 

 species are found in this country. 



WILLOW-LEAVED, OR AMERICAN MEADOW- 

 SWEET. QUEEN OF THE MEADOW. 

 QUAKER LADY 



Spiraea salicifolia. Rose Family. 



The large, fleecy pyramids of delicate, pink- tin ted 

 white flowers of this pretty maid-of-the-mist enlighten 

 the rank growths peculiar to low, moist situations, 

 from June to August. Its smooth, tough, leafy, 

 yellowish brown stalk grows from two to four feet high 

 and is often branching at the top. The closely set 

 alternating leaves are oval or oblong, with pointed 

 tips and finely toothed margins. They are rather 

 firm-textured, nearly smooth, and short-stemmed. 

 The dainty little flowers have five slightly curved and 

 rounding petals and many rosy stamens, which pro- 

 ject and lend a feathery appearance. They are 

 densely clustered on terminal spires. These blossoms 

 have a slight odour but they are not at all fragrant, 

 and in this respect the name of Meadow-sweet is mis- 

 leading, although it does apply to the simple attractive- 

 ness of the plant. This species is found from Newfound- 

 land to the Rocky Mountains, and south to Georgia 

 and Missouri; also in Europe and Asia. Spiraea, 



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