148 PLANTS GROWING IN RICH OR ROCKY SOIL. 



constrained to hide herself under her nurse's apron. It would 

 be so much pleasanter for everybody if the bellwort would not 

 hide away under its leaves quite so much. 



PERFOLIATE BELLWORT. 



Uvularia perfoliata. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



l>unt.h-Jloiver. Pale yelloiu. Scentless. New England south- May ', June. 



ward to Florida. 



The principal difference between the perfoliate bellwort and 

 the preceding species is that the leaves of the latter are united 

 at their bases about the stems. This gives a pleasing effect, 

 as though the stems had pierced through the leaves for 

 the purpose of throwing the flowers more into prominence. 

 Both varieties are found rather generally in rich woods. 



PANICLED BELLFLOWER. (Plate LXXV.) 

 Ca nip an it la divaricata . 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



Bellfloiver. Blue. Scentless. Southern Allegkanies. fune-Azigust. 



Flowers : small ; one-third of an inch long; nodding; growing in spreading 

 panicles. Cafyx : five-lobed. Corolla : bell-shaped ; five-lobed. Stamens ; five. 

 Pistil: one, protruding, with three stigmas. Leaves: scattered; lanceolate; 

 coarsely toothed. Stem : erect ; branching. 



When on some mountain-top these little bells are freshly 

 washed by a thunder-shower, and the sun shines out to dry 

 them off as the breeze sways them gaily to and fro, we fancy 

 we have found the enchanted land of the little people. They 

 are too tiny and gentle to belong to the world of grown-up folk. 



Oh, sweetly nodding little bells 



That ring sweet chimes for the fairies' dell. 



CANADA VIOLET. (Plate CXXXV^ 



Viola Canadensts. 



FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 



I'tolet. White^ the two upper Fragrant. North and ivcst. Summer, 



petals purple underneath. 



This is the largest and boldest of our wild violets, often 



