5° 



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 BLOOI 



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



Flowers : terminal ; solitary. Catyx : 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. 



Flowers: 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. 



Flowers : 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. Sta77iens : numerous. Pistils : numerous. Leaves : 



