290 BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. PALE SPIKED LOBELIA: 



Lobelia spicata. 

 Lobelia Family. July — Aug. 



Found in dry, sandy soil, meadows. Prince 

 Edward Island to Ontario, westward and 

 southwest. 

 Flowers — Pale bluish violet, upper lip of 2 nar- 

 row, erect lobes, lower lip spreading, 

 3-lobed; flowers borne in loose spikes, 

 terminating stem 1—4 feet high. 

 Leaves — Lower leaves oblong, obtuse, upper 

 leaves narrow, slightly toothed. 



2. MOTHERWORT: Leonurus Cardiaca. 

 Mint Family. June — Aug. 



An erect, branched plant 2-4 feet high, found 

 in waste places, generally near dwellings. 

 Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to 

 Minnesota and Nebraska. Naturalized from 

 Europe. 

 Flowers — Pale lilac or white, small, upper lip 



bearded, clustered in the axils of the 



upper leaves. 

 Leaves — Opposite, long-stemmed, lower leaves 



variously cut and toothed, upper leaves 



S-cleft. 



