292 BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. PICKEREL- WEED: Pontederia cordata. 

 Pickerel-weed Family. July — Sept. 



An erect, stout, fleshy plant 1-3 feet high, 

 found in shallow water. Nova Scotia to On- 

 tario, Minnesota and Texas. 

 Flowers — Violet-blue, 2-lipped, upper lip 3-lobed, 

 with 2 yellowish spots within; lower lip 

 of 3 spreading lobes; flowers borne on 

 thick spike. 

 Leaves — One large leaf shaped like an arrow- 

 head, is borne midway of the flower 

 stalk. 



2. MONKEY FLOWER: Mimulus ringens. 

 Figwort Family. June — Sept. 



A square-stemmed plant 1-3 feet high, found 

 beside brooks and streams, swamps. New 

 Brunswick to Manitoba and southward. 

 Flowers — Purple, with 2 yellow spots near the 

 throat; 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed, 

 erect; lower lip 3-lobed, spreading; 

 flowers borne on slender stalks from 

 the leaf angles. 

 Leaves — Opposite, oblong or lance-shaped, 

 toothed, clasping stem by a heart- 

 shaped base. 



