70 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



23. Leaves from root only, land plant, flowers in raceme, plant 1 ft. 

 or under, leaves simple, not evergreen. 



FOAM-FLOWER (Tiarella cordifolia). Saxifrage family. 

 Ht. i ft. or under; flowers delicate in long raceme, 

 preceding leaves ; petals 5 ; leaves somewhat 

 heart-shaped. Woods. Early spring. 



WHITLOW-GRASS (Draba vernd). Mustard family. 



Ht. few in.; flowers small, 4 petals, 2 -cleft; leaves 

 clustered at root, hairy. Roadsides and fields. 

 Early spring. 



ROUND-LEAVED SUNDEW (Drosera rotun difolia) . Sun- 

 dew family. 



Ht. several in.; flowers very small; 5 petals; 

 leaves round, with long hairy stalks, covered with 

 bristles. Bogs. Early summer. 



THREAD-LEAVED SUNDEW (Drosera filiformis) is some- 

 what taller, has thread-like leaves and is found 

 near the coast (Pink 17). 



24. Leaves from root only, land plant, flowers in raceme, plant 



1 ft. or under, leaves compound. 



DUTCHMAN'S-BREECHES (Dicentra Cucullaria). Fumi- 

 tory family. 



Delicate plant ; flowers tipped with cream-color ; co- 

 rolla with 2 broadly spreading spurs; leaves with slen- 

 der stalks and much divided. Woods. Early spring. 



BUCK-BEAN (Menyanthes trifoliata). Gentian family. 

 Ht. i ft. or under; flowers J in. long, white or with 

 reddish tinge; corolla 5 -cleft; leaves of 3 leaflets 

 on long stem. Bogs. Spring, early summer. 



25. Leaves from root only, land plant, flowers in raceme, plant 



1 ft. or under, leaves simple, evergreen (Pyrola). 



SHIN-LEAF (Pyrola ellipticd). Heath family. 



Ht. several in.; 5 rounded petals; long style; 

 leaves thin, oblong or egg-shaped. Rich woods. 

 Early summer. 



