WILD FLOWERS BLUE AND PURPLE 
from a horizontal rootstock. The two-lipped, slightly 
curved, tubular flower is unpleasantly scented, and 
fades rapidly after it opens. The three-lobed, upper 
lip is broad and erect, and the longest or middle lobe 
has two yellow spots at its base. The lower lip has 
three spreading divisions. The six stamens and pistil 
are bright blue. They are densely crowded in a blunt 
terminal spike, and blossom spirally. The flower 
stem is sheathed, about midway, with a small, green 
‘leaf. This species is often found associated with the 
Arrowhead, and ranges from Nova Scotia to Minnesota, 
and south to the Gulf States. 
PURPLE TRILLIUM. BIRTHROOT. ILL- 
SCENTED WAKE-ROBIN 
Trillium eréctum. Lily Family. 
The Trilliums are easily distinguished by the arrange- 
ment of their three drooping, toothless leaves in a 
whorl, at the top of a smooth, stout, and usually purple- 
stained stalk. The blossom has three flaring, pointed 
green sepals, with an equal number of petals which 
alternate with them; also six stamens and a three 
parted pistil. The root is deep-seated and tuberous. 
This species is very common throughout the Eastern 
States, and the rather large, dark purple or maroon 
flowers have a disagreeable, musty, fetid odour. » It 
grows from eight to sixteen inches high, and the much 
veined, loose-textured leaves are very broad, often 
broader than long. The solitary flower is borne on a 
short, curved, erect or drooping stem. The lance- 
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