WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 
by small, round, dark blue berries. At this season, the 
foliage turns to a beautiful red or scarlet and is very 
attractive and greatly admired. The Virginia Creeper 
sprawls over everything within its reach, and is exten- 
sively cultivated about the porches and fences of subur- 
ban homes. The berry is not edible. This vine is 
<ommon in woods and thickets from Quebec to Mani- 
soba, Florida, Texas and Mexico. 
SWEET WHITE VIOLET 
Viola blanda. Violet Family. 
“The dearest violet of all,’ observes Neltje Blanchan, 
Surely a more charming and appropriate: comment on 
the Sweet White Violet would be difficult to imagine, 
for the very modesty and nature of this dainty little 
queen of Violets defies the effort. If it is true that the 
Violets are steeped in the bluest blood of royalty, then 
it must be true also that this particular Violet is mistress 
of them all. Its exclusive air of refinement, its exquisite 
race, its delicate fragrance, even its robe of ermine 
petals, all tend to betray its dignity. In low, damp, 
open woods, or wet meadows and swamps, where few 
flowers are wont to dwell, this tiny reflection of love artd 
simplicity waits, with becoming stateliness, to greet us 
during April and May. It is one of the smallest, :if 
not the smallest of the Violets, and is also one of the 
earliest to be found in blossom. The uniformly sweet- 
scented flower has five white petals. The upper pair 
are often long, narrow and decidedly recurved. It is 
usually beardless and has a short spur. The lower 
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