Field Book of 

 American Wild 

 Flowers 



Being a Short Description of Their 

 Character and Habits, a Concise 

 Definition of Their Colors, and In- 

 cidental References to the Insects 

 Which Assist in Their Fertilization 



By F. Schuyler Mathews 



Member of the New England Botanical Club 



and Author of 

 "Wild Birds and Their Music," etc. 



New Edition, Revised and Enlarged 



With 24 Colored Plates and over 300 Other 

 Illustrations from Studies from Nature by the 

 Author * * * * * * * 



G. P. Putnam's Sons 



New York and London 

 3be "Knickerbocker press 



