50 PLANTS GROWING IN MUD. 



swamps, and keeps the carnival of colour from waning after 

 the marigold has passed away. 



GOLD THREAD. (Plate XVII.) 

 Copt is trifblia. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Crowfoot. White. Scentless. North, sparingly west and south. May. 



Flowers : terminal ; solitary. Calyx : of five to seven sepals that fall early. 

 Corolla : of five to seven cup-shaped pointed petals, hollow at the apex. Sta- 

 mens : numerous. Pistils: three to ten. Leaves: from the base; thrice di- 

 vided into fan-shaped leaflets ; evergreen. Roots: long ; bright yellow ; fibrous. 



This fragile, sprightly little flower, with its wide-awake ex- 

 pression, withers away from us early in the season. Its pretty 

 leaves nestle cosily among the bog marshes and remain green 

 all winter. The curious, twining roots remind one of a bunch 

 of copper wire that has been much tangled. New England 

 country people boast greatly of their efficacy when stewed 

 down for a spring tonic. 



CHOKEBERRY. 



Arbnia arbutifblia. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Rose. White. Scentless, Mostly along the coast. May \ June. 



Flo^vers : small, clustered. Calyx: of five cleft sepals. Corolla: of five 

 rosaceous petals. Stamens: numerous. Pistil: one, with usually five styles. 

 Fruit: a small, dark red, or purple, astringent berry. Leaves: alternate; 

 oblong ; serrated ; hairy underneath. 



In the late summer, when the fruit of this little shrub ripens, 

 it causes a clinging grudge to take deep root in many a childish 

 mind. It appears as though it might be so very good, and 

 when tasted is so very bad. 



SWAMP ROSE. (Plate XVIII.) 



Rosa Carolina. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Rose. Soft, crimson pink. Slightly fragrant. General. June-August. 



Flcnvers : large ; rarely solitary. Calyx : of five cleft sepals that terminate in 

 a tube. Corolla : of five petals, sometimes found with more ; in this respect 

 the species is variable. Stamens : numerous. Pistils : numerous. Leaves : 



