98 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
deserted cellar and plants like this that have 
escaped from the garden where they once received 
tender care. There is always something pathetic. 
in these strays from old gardens. They touch 
our human sympathies and stir the ties of friend- 
MOSS PINK 
ship in a way that none of the native flowers can 
do unless they have been grown in this way. But 
in itself and apart from its associations the Spider- 
wort is a curious and interesting plant. In the 
central states and some of the southern states it 
is a native species, growing in rich woods where 
