WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 
pink lines. The petals are slightly united at the base, 
and near this point the veinings terminate with small 
dashes of yellow. There are five white stamens with 
pink anthers attached to the base of the petals. As the 
petals expand the stamens remain erect around the 
pistil, adding greatly to the effectiveness of the blossom. 
As the flower matures the stamens droop outward 
toward the petals and the tip of the pistil opens with 
three little hooks. There is a faint fragrance to the 
flowers when they first open, but it is not always con- 
stant. The Claytonia was named for an early Amer- 
ican botanist, John Clayton of Virginia, who collected 
many plants and sent them to Gronovius, the editor 
of the “Flora Virginica.” The Spring Beauty is 
found from Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territory 
and southward to Georgia and Texas. There is 
very little chance of confusing this flower with 
those of either of the Anemones. Just remember 
that the Spring Beauty has very long and narrow 
leaves shaped like grass blades, and. the stems’ of 
the Anemones are thin and wiry. 
SWEET-SCENTED WHITE WATER LILY. me 
POND LILY. WATER NYMPH 
Castalia odorata. Water Lily Family. 
There is scarcely another flower that loses so much 
of its spectacular charm and magnificent splendour 
as the beautiful Water Lily when it is removed from its 
natural element. The flowers certainly present a 
saddened and bedraggled appearance when they are 
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