PINK WILD FLOWERS 
long, slender stems. They are strongly scented, and 
are rather ornamental, being cleft into three or five 
divisions, with their margins deeply cut and notched 
into fine lobes or teeth. They are often stained with 
red. The little, short-stemmed flowers are usually 
paired, and are somewhat bell-shaped with their five 
petals widely spread. They are red purple in colour, 
and have ten coloured stamens and a pink pistil. 
The hairy green calyx has five parts, and the seed 
pod has a long, slender beak. The pod has a 
peculiar habit of bursting suddenly open and flip- 
ping the seeds sharply in every direction. Herb 
Robert blossoms from May to October in moist, 
rocky woods and shaded ravines, from Canada to 
Pennsylvania, and Missouri. 
FRINGED MILKWORT. FLOWERING 
WINTERGREEN. GAY WINGS 
Polygala paucifolia. Milkwort Family. 
The peculiar construction of this very dainty and 
charming flower at once suggests that of an Orchid. 
The single slender stalk rises from four to seven inches 
from slender, prostrate stems and rootstocks. The 
pointed oval or oblong leaves are gathered toward the 
summit of the stalk. They are narrowed into short 
stems. Small, clasping, bract-like leaves are scattered 
sparingly along the stalk. They are thick, smooth, 
glossy and rough-margined. The delicate, bright, 
rose-purple flowers are likened to gaily winged butter- 
flies. Two of the five sepals are highly coloured like 
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