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those least in need of protection, is the ideal to be aimed at in 

 the present competition. Chiefly by way of suggestion, two 

 lists of Connecticut wild plants are herewith appended, the first 

 of flowers which need to be protected, the second of flowers which 

 do not. In the first list a star is placed against the names of 

 those which should not be picked at all; in the second against 

 those that should be protected in certain sections of the State. 

 These lists are intended to apply to conditions prevailing in the 

 State of Connecticut, taken as a whole, and in large measure to 

 conditions prevailing in the country, since in the immediate 

 vicinity of cities and towns, picnic places and resorts, it is only 

 through the adoption of more or less drastic regulations that the 

 extermination even of various common forms can be prevented. 

 The disposition of the various species in these lists is based partly 

 on the field observations of the writer and partly on the opinions 

 offered by several other members of the Connecticut Botanical 

 Society. The lists do not pretend to be complete. They do not 

 necessarily include all of the showy wild plants of Connecticut; 

 neither would all the plants listed necessarily be classed as showy. 

 In particular it might be mentioned, in this connection, that some 

 otherwise rather showy plants are worthless for decorative 

 purposes because they wilt almost immediately after being 

 picked. Among those which behave in this way to a more or less 

 pronounced degree, in addition to the flowering dogwood, are the 

 blue-eyed grass, blood-root, chicory, elderberries, evening prim- 

 roses, gerardias, golden ragwort, jewel weed, meadow beauty, 

 morning glory, and wild geranium. The plants are listed by their 

 common names, as given in the Catalogue of the flowering plants 

 and ferns of Connecticut, published by the State Geological and 

 Natural History Survey, scientific names being given only in 

 cases where the identity might otherwise be in question. 

 Yale University, 

 New Haven, Conn. 



Connecticut Wild Flowers which need to be Protected 

 Especially those marked with a star 



Arethusa* Bluebell Climbing fumitory 



Azaleas Buckbean Columbine 



Baneberries Bunchberry Cordalis 



Bird-foot violet Calopogon Dragon root 



Blazing star Canada violet Dutchman's breeches 



{Chamaelirium)* Cardinal flower Early yellow violet 



