PINK WILD FLOWERS 
from June to August in moist copses and woods, from 
Maine to Minnesota, Georgia, and Arkansas. 
FOUR-LEAVED MILKWEED 
Asclépias quadrifolia. Milkweed Family. 
This more dainty and ladylike member of its clan 
can be distinguished immediately by its leaves, four 
of which are arranged in opposite pairs, forming a 
whorl about midway on the slender and rather naked 
stalk. Only one or two whorls may occur on the 
stalk which grows not more than a foot or two high, 
but single pairs of leaves are often found above or even 
below the whorls. The thin-textured leaves are long- 
oval or lance-shaped with long, tapering points and 
slender stems. They are slightly hairy on the under- 
side along the veins, and the margins are usually entire. 
‘The underside is also of a lighter shade. The oblong 
corolla lobes are pale pink, the elliptical-oval hoods 
are white, and the incurved hook is short and thick. 
The fragrant flowers are comparatively small, and 
delicately textured and toned. They are set on slen- 
der, hairlike stems, and are less numerous and fewer 
clustered than most of its kin. It is found in dry 
woods, thickets, and hills during May, June, and July, 
from Maine and Ontario to Minnesota, North Caro- 
-lina, and Arkansas. 
GREAT BINDWEED. WILD MORNING GLORY 
Convéluulus sépium. Morning Glory Family. 
This large Wild Morning Glory is common every- 
where along roadsides and in fields and thickets, where 
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