HARPER'S GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS 



Lousewort. Wood Betony 



Pedicularis canadensis. — Family, Figwort. Colors, yellow and 

 red or purplish. Leaves, the larger from the root, on long, hairy 

 petioles, deeply cut; the upper near the flowers, less incised, 

 much smaller, short-petioled. Bracts among the flowers. Calyx, 

 tubular, entire, except for a slit down the front. Corolla, 2- 

 lipped, the upper lip bent and curved inward, inclosing 4 

 stamens; the lower 3-lobed, the side lobes large and spreading. 

 Capsule, sword-shaped, slightly beaked, opening by a slit on the 

 upper side. Flowers, in thick, short spikes. Those which are 

 mostly red in color have reddish stems and leaves; yellow 

 clusters have pale stems and leaves; and these two brunette 

 and blond beauties often stand side by side. They are con- 

 spicuous mainly from their fern-like foliage. 5 to 10 inches high. 

 May to July. 



There are 100 species of Pedicularis, most of them growing 

 in the arctic regions and Rocky Mountains. 



Our species love light shade, taking to the open woods. 

 They are early, following closely upon the spring flowers. 

 Often they are out of bloom by the first of June. This is 

 the manner of the plant's growth : When the flower-stems 

 spring up, new growths form beside them, making tufts 

 of a dozen or so leaves. These remain the first season a 

 rosette at the root. They are a sort of spiral branch drawn 

 in. Next spring the branch shoots up, uncoils, straightens, 

 and bears the flower. 



Painted Trillium 



Trillium undulatum Family, Lily. Colors, white, crimson, 



and purple. (See White Flowers, p. 50.) 



Blackberry Lily 



Belamcanda chinensis, — Family, Iris. Colors, orange - yellow 

 and crimson or purple. (See Yellow Flowers, p. 159.) 



Snapdragon 



Antirrhinum ma/us. — Family, Figwort. Colors, white, blue, 

 purple, or variegated. (See p. 346.) 



Eyebright 

 Euphrasia Oakesiu — Family, Figwort. Colors, white, purplish, 

 and yellow. (Seep. 127.) 



White Milkweed 



Asclepias <variegata. — Family, Milkweed. Colors of corolla, 

 white, with purple spots near the center; of hoods, purplish or 



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