Wild Flowers 



OF THE 



North-Eastern States. 



CROWFOOT FAMILY. 



"[ RANUNCULACE^. 



Hepatica. Hepatica Priloha. 



Liverwort. 



Liver-leaf. 



Found in April and May, on hillsides, along the edge of woods, 

 and in rocky ground. 



The leaf-stems and flower-stems rise from the ground to the height 

 of 4 or 6 inches. 



The leaf is heart-shaped, and 3-lobed, of a tough, strong fibre that 

 often survives the winter. Its color is dark green above and dull 

 violet beneath. 



The beautiful flower is composed of 6 to 9 petal-like calyx-parts, 

 of an oval shape, and thin texture, whose color varies from light to 

 dark violet, and from lavender-tinted white to a very pink-lavender, or. 

 lilac ; the stamens are many, and thread-like, and of a pale straw color. 



