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VIOLET WOOD SORREL: 6xalis violacea. 



Wood Sorrel Family. May — June. 



Found in rocky places, open woods. Massa- 

 chusetts to Minnesota and southward. 



Flowers — Pale magenta, sometimes white, 5 di- 

 visions, borne in clusters of 3-12 ter- 

 minating a slender stalk 4—8 inches 

 high. 



Leaves — Composed of 3 clover-like leaflets borne 

 on slender stems springing from the 

 root. 



HAIRY BEARD-TONGUE: Pentstemon hirsiltus. 

 Figwort Family. May — July. 



A plant 1-3 feet high, found in dry, rocky 

 ground. Maine to Georgia, westward to Wis- 

 consin and Missouri. 

 Flowers — Dull magenta or white, tubular, upper 

 lip 2-lobed, lower lip 3-lobed, throat 

 nearly closed by a hairy palate on the 

 lower lip ; flowers borne in loose spike. 

 Leaves — Oblong to lance-shaped, slightly 

 toothed, upper leaves stemless, lower 

 leaves stemmed. 



