50 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



27. Same as 24 but flowers neither violet- nor bell-shaped, nor 

 with 4 petals. 



LEATHER-WOOD (Dirca palustris). Mezereum family. 

 Max. ht. 6 ft.; shrub; flowers few, small, clustered 

 in axils, appearing before leaves, small, funnel- 

 form, 8 protruding stamens; leaves oval, not toothed. 

 Wet woods. Spring. 



PURSLANE (Portulaca oleracea). Purslane family. 



Prostrate, much branched; flowers opening few 

 hours in day; petals 5 ; leaves very thick, rounded at 

 end. Wet places. Summer. 



MARSH MARIGOLD (Caltha palustris). Crowfoot family. 

 Av. ht. 1^ ft.; stem hollow; sepals (^ or more) 

 broad, inversely egg-shaped, petal-like; petals 

 wanting; leaves broad, heart-shaped or kidney- 

 shaped, edges wavy or with rounded teeth, or 

 practically without teeth. Wet places. Spring. 



YELLOW LADY'S SLIPPER (Cypripedium pubescens). 



Orchis family. 



Ht. 2 ft.; inflated lip ij in. long; flattened, two 

 long, brown, spirally twisted petals at side; leaves 

 broad, pointed. Damp places. Early summer. 

 (See Colored Plate II). 



BUTTERCUP (Ranunculus acris). Crowfoot family. 



Ht. 2 ft. or over; generally hairy; flowers of 5 

 petals, each on end of long stalk; leaves deeply 

 parted, the lobes deeply cut. Fields everywhere. 

 Spring to autumn. 



SMALL-FLOWERED CROWFOOT (Ranunculus abortivus). 



Crowfoot family. 



Ht. J-2 ft.; flowers small, petals 5, light yellow; 

 lower leaves somewhat kidney-shaped, upper deeply 

 cut. Moist ground. Summer. 



HEATH-LIKE HUDSONIA (Hudsonia ericoides). Rock- 

 rose family. 



Low shrub widely branching; flowers small; petals 

 5; leaves minute. Coast. Spring, early summer. 



