19G FAMILIAR FLOWERS OP FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Monkshood. Aconite, or monkshood is a native of 



Acoiiitum Yirginia, but it finds its ■«'ay north- 



"ward along the AUeghauies until it 



reaches New Jersey ; and, although it is not common 



in the latter State, it 

 can be found here and 

 there beside some little 

 stream, hanging its 

 dark-purple hoods over 

 the grass and neighbor- 

 ing weeds. Its slender 

 stems and loose hang- 

 ing flowers remind one 

 of the columbine, but 

 its manner of growth 

 is almost vinelike ; it 

 appears as though it 

 would climb. The top 

 of the flower looks like 

 a helmet. It blooms 

 in summer and in Sep- 

 tember. 

 Gladiolus. The gladiolus 



Gladiolus -g g^jji ^ gat 



coTnmums^ ^ 



and psittacinus. favoritC of the 



garden, but it has been so 

 Monkshood. much improved by hybridiza- 



