128 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
What is the color of the stamens and pollen? 
Have you seen any insects visiting the flowers? 
Is there any nectar present? 
Have the blossoms any odor? 
What sort of a root has the plant? 
Why should it be called False Solomon’s 
Seal? 
(B) Write a short description of the Spikenard and 
illustrate it by a drawing of the whole plant. 
GOS ON 
Witp LILy-oF-THE-VALLEY : 
(A) 1. In what sorts of situations does the Wild 
Lily-of-the-Valley grow most abundantly? 
2. When do the blossoms appear? 
3. Have you ever seen any insects visiting the 
flowers? : 
4. Can you find any nectar? 
5. Is there any odor? 
6. Can you distinguish through the lens the four 
lobes of the perianth, the four stamens and 
the one pistil? 
7. What is the color of the pollen? 
8. Have you ever seen the red berries later in the 
season? 
(B) Write a little essay concerning the Wild Lily-of- 
the-valley, following some such outline as this: 
Where it grows. 
When it blossoms. 
How it looks. 
Stem. 
Leaves. 
Flowers. 
(C) Make a careful drawing, with a sharp lead 
pencil, of the whole plant. 
