THE MID-JUNE FLOWERS. 183 
to be confounded, at a hasty glance, with the cinque- 
foil, its neighbor. The lobelia with its small blue flowers 
would scarcely suggest any possibility of relationship 
with the bright, tall cardinal flower of a later date, but 
we shall see that they are near of kin. 
June 20th was the date last year for Léparis. It is 
time now to visit the one locality where I have found it. 
In the meadow through which I pass, the quaking grass 
(Briza media, L.), which rejoices under fifty-four differ- 
ent common names in Britten and Holland’s “ Dictionary 
of English Plant-Names,” is ‘at its prime. On the mar- 
gin of the ditch that borders this field are some odorous 
plants, which prove to be wild garlic; in the edge of 
the wood, where plant life runs wild, Lystmachia and 
Celastrus and Diervilla and a host of others are seen. 
By the side of this now almost obliterated wood-road 
is our little colony of Lzparzs, perfect in its own beauty, 
perfect in the charm of its surroundings. There are 
larger and more gayly-colored flowers to follow, but 
none which I would rather see than this. I hope to find 
it here every year, where I first found it, and where I 
can renew the pleasant surprise of that first discovery. 
