60 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



6. Leaves opposite, stem not 4-sided, plant upright, flowers solitary 

 or few, plant 1 ft. or over. 



FLOWERING DOGWOOD (Cornus florida). Dogwood 



family. 



Shrub or small tree ; apparent flower solitary with 4 

 large white rounded petals notched at end; real 

 flowers small, greenish-yellow, enclosed in the 

 white involucre; leaves broadly oval, pointed, 

 stalked. Woods. Early spring. 



NIGHT-FLOWERING CATCH-FLY (Silene noctiflora). Pink 



family. 



Ht. i few ft. ; flowers solitary or few clustered on 

 long stalk, axillary or terminal; petals 5, deeply 

 cleft at end; leaves lance-shaped, without stalks. 

 Waste ground. Summer. 



7. Leaves opposite, stem not 4-sided, plant upright, flowers in 

 cluster, herb. 



WHITE BEARD-TONGUE (Pentstemon Digitalis). Fig- 

 wort family. 



Ht. 15 ft; flowers rather large in terminal clusters 

 (panicles) , corolla tubular ending in 2 lips, of 2 and 3 

 lobes respectively; leaves broadly lance-shaped, 

 toothed, generally with stalks. Dry ground. 

 Spring, early summer. New York, South and West. 



LONG-LEAVED STITCHWORT (Stellaria longifolia). Pink 



family. 



Low plant; stem erect, generally smooth; flowers 

 in cymes; sepals 4-5, petals 4-5, 2 -parted; leaves 

 linear. Grassy places. Early summer. 



THOROUGHWORT. BONESET (Eupatorium perfoliatum) . 



Composite family. 



Ht. several ft.; stout; flowers small in large terminal 

 clusters; leaves united round stem. Low grounds. 

 Summer. 



