26 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



wooded hills of New Hampshire to command our 



attention. It is nearly related to the true mitrewort, 



and has a somewhat similar appearance. Its flower 



stem rises about eight inches above the ground. 



The mitrewort, or Bishop's cap, is 

 Mitrewort, or i j. > 



Bishop's Cap. apt to be found growing beside its 

 Mitella dipiiyiia, f alsc-namcd relative ; and if we are 



a-nd nuda. 



fortunate enough to find the two to- 

 gether, there will be a fine opportunity for compari- 

 son, as the flowers are altogether 

 different in construction ; this 

 will easily be seen if we pa- 

 tiently examine each, under 

 a glass. The starlike blos- 

 som of the true mitre- 

 wort is fringed in a 

 remarkable manner, 

 reminding one of the 

 conventional rays sur- 

 rounding the five- 

 pointed figure of a 

 star. The fiowers of 

 M. nuda grow sparse- 

 ly on an upright stalk 

 about four or five 

 inches high ; they are 

 small and greenish; 





Mitella nuda. 



