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30 • AUGUST WILD FLOWERS. 



purple heads that are more remarkable than 

 beautiful. A white Eupatoriuni (Eupatorium 

 perfoliatum) may l)e found in the same locality 

 a little later in the season ; this is a more 

 slender plant than the lagt. 



The Snake's Head is a strojig growing plant, 

 the flowers are white, slightly tinted, they 

 are almost closed and inflated, the inside is 

 very woolly ; the flowers are very closely 

 crowded together. 



In some parts of the Island (of Orleans) the 

 bushes are richly ornamented with the Bract- 

 ed Bindweed, a beautiful climbing plant of 

 tlie convolvulus family, the flowers are large, 

 very delicate and beautifully tinted ; it is our 

 most handsome climber. This family in fo- 

 reign climes includes many valuable medicinal 

 plants, as the Scammony, Jalap, etc. 



In ditches we shall soon find the Touch-me- 

 not, a spotted yellow flower, sometimes called 

 (at Quebec) the Canary flower, though very 

 erroneously, for that name belongs to the 

 Tropcolum canarieme. The beautiful green 

 leaves and bright yellow canariense flowers of 

 the Touch-me-not, form a pleasing contrast 

 and give an attractive appearance to ditches, 

 which otherwise would not be very tempting. 

 If the seeds and flowers of this plant are ex- 

 amined they will be found to resemble the 

 Balsam, to which family they belong. 



