WILD FLOWERS YELLOW AND ORANGE 
It is known as the White Adder’s Tongue, E. albidum. 
This species multiplies by underground offshoots 
from the base of the corm. 
YELLOW CLINTONIA 
Clintinia borealis, Lily Family. 
A handsome Lily of the Valley plant, growing espe- 
cially common in our more northern woods, where it 
seeks the cool moisture of the shady evergreens. It 
was dedicated to DeWitt Clinton, a former governor 
of New York State. The slender, nearly smooth, 
and naked flowering stalk rises from six to fifteen 
inches high, and bears from three to six drooping, 
greenish yellow, or straw-coloured, bell-shaped blos- 
soms, which are arranged in a loose, terminal cluster 
on slender, nodding stems. They are formed of six 
spreading sepals, with six stamens and a pistil. The 
two to five, usually three, large, thin, glossy dark 
green leaves are pointed-oval or oblong in shape, and 
are narrowed into a sheathing base. This plant is 
probably more familiar to vacationists in the late 
summer, when the erect, dark blue, globular berries 
are very conspicuous. It blossoms during May and 
June, and is found from Newfoundland and Ontario 
to North Carolina and Minnesota. 
INDIAN CUCUMBER ROOT 
Medéola virginiana. Lily Family. 
The dark purple berries of this common woodland 
plant are far more noticeable during August than 
are the singular, nodding yellow flowers that precede 
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