274 BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. ROBIN'S PLANTAIN: Poor Robin's or Rob- 

 ert's Plantain: Blue Spring Daisy. 



Erigeron pulchellus. 

 Composite Family. Apr. — June. 



An erect, hairy-stemmed plant 10-20 inches 

 high, found in fields, copses, along road- 

 sides. Maine to Ontario, Minnesota and 

 southward. 

 Flower-heads — Rays lilac or pale violet, disk 

 greenish yellow, borne in small ter- 

 minal groups. 

 Leaves — Lower leaves broad near the tip, 

 slightly toothed, upper leaves lance- 

 shaped. 



2. WILD LUPINE: Old Maid's Bonnets: Wild 

 Pea: Sun Dial. Lupinus perennis. 



Pulse Family. May — June. 



An erect, branching, leafy plant, found in 

 dry, sandy places. New England to Minne- 

 sota, southward to the Gulf of Mexico. 

 Flowers — Violet-blue, blossoms pea-like in long 



clusters. 

 Leaves — Compound, 7-11 long, narrow leaflets 

 radiating from a common center. 



