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swamps, and keeps the carnival of colour from waning after 
the marigold has passed away. 
GOLD THREAD. (Plate XVIZ.) 
Céptes trifolia. ; 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Crowfoot. White. Scentless. North, sparingly west and south. May. 
Flowers: terminal; solitary. Calyx: of five to seven sepals that fall-early, 
Corolla: of five to seven cup-shaped pointed petals, hollow at the apex. Stfa- 
mens: numerous. /%sti/s: three to ten. Leaves: from the base; thrice di- 
vided into fan-shaped leaflets ; evergreen. Roots: long; bright yellow; fibrous. 
This fragile, sprightly little flower, with its wide-awake ex- 
pression, withers away from us early in the season. Its pretty 
leaves nestle cosily among the bog marshes and remain green 
all winter. The curious, twining roots remind one of a bunch 
of copper wire that has been much tangled. New England 
country people boast greatly of their efficacy when stewed 
down for a spring tonic, 
CHOKEBERRY. 
Aronia arbutifolia. 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Rose. White. Scentless. Mostly along the coast. May, June. 
Flowers: small, clustered. Calyx: of five cleft sepals. Corolla: of five 
rosaceous petals. Stamens: numerous. /2sti/: one, with usually five styles. 
Fruit: a small, dark red, or purple, astringent berry. Zeaves: alternate; 
obiong; serrated; hairy underneath. 
In the late summer, when the fruit of this little shrub ripens, 
it causes a clinging grudge to take deep root in many a childish 
mind, It appears as though it might be so very good, and 
when tasted is so very bad. 
SWAMP ROSE. (Plate X VII.) 
Rosa Carolina. 
FAMILY COLOUR ODOUR RANGE TIME OF BLOOM 
Rose. Soft, crimson pink. Slightly fragrant. General. JSune-August.. 
Flowers : large; rarely solitary. Calyx : of five cleft sepals that terminate in 
atube. Corolla: of five petals, sometimes found with more; in this respect 
the species is variable. Stamens: numerous, /ysti/s; numerous. Leaves: 
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