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4. Indian Paintbrush: Purple Avens.— The stem of 
this plant is from six to eighteen inches high, and bears three 
and calyx are purple. 
ing, the styles become 
brush.” 
parallel-veined leaves on 
each side of the stem and 
a raceme of small, star- 
shaped, delicate white 
flowersattheend. “Seal” 
refers to the marks on the 
underground rootstock. 
6. Early Meadow Rue.—This plant does not 
have showy flowers, but always attracts atten- 
tion on account of its neat 
compound leaves, which ap- 
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH 
Flowers and plumes. 
pretty, bell-shaped flowers. Both corolla 
After blossom- 
long, feathery: 
plumes that form a soft, purple “ paint- 
5. False Solomon’s Seal isa tidy-look- 
ing little plant, bearing a row of narrow, 
c. 
eet 
False SOLOMON’S 
SEAL 
pear very early in the spring. The blos- 
soms are interesting, for the pistillate and 
staminate flowers grow on separate plants. 
There are no petals, and the sepals usually 
fall off early, so that the flower consists 
merely of a cluster of pistils in one case 
and of stamens in the other. When this 
species is known other meadow rues may 
Earty Mrapow be found later in the season and easily 
RUE identified by their similar appearance. 
7. Pennsylvanian Anemone. —A plant, 12 to 18 inches 
in height, bearing several attractive white 
flowers above 
