WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 
to dwell beside cool, trickling brooklets, and in 
shady dells in rich, damp woods where it blossoms 
during May and June. The rather slender soli- 
tary green stalk is smooth and naked and grows 
from eight inches to sometimes two feet in height 
The large, egg-shaped leaves have a long, tapering 
point, and a rounded base. They have short stems 
and are triple-veined. The thin, widely spreading, 
waxy-white, wavy-edged petals are painted with purple 
stripes at the base. The green sepals are narrow, 
lance-shaped. The solitary flower is set on a short 
stem and is often slightly drooped. The egg-shaped 
fruit is shining bright red when ripe. This plant 
ranges from Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Wisconsin to 
Georgia and Missouri. 
STAR=GRASS. COLIC-ROOT 
Aletris farindsa. Lily Family. 
A bitter, fibrous-rooted, yellow-flowered perennial, 
which is sought annually in some localities by herb 
gatherers, on account of its reputed value as a remedy 
for colic, rheumatism and as a general tonic. The 
slender flower stalk grows from one and a half to three’ 
feet in height, from a spreading cluster of thin, lance- 
shaped, pale yellowish-green basal leaves. The 
numerous small, white or yellowish tubular flowers 
are faintly fragrant and form a dense, slender, 
wand-like spike. The six stamens are tipped with 
orange. Colic-root is found in dry, sandy fields and 
along roadsides from May to July and ranges from 
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