42 TREES AND FLOWERS OF 



(blue or white) (blue or white) 



Wild Pea (Vicia). There are many kinds of wild 

 pea, but in general appearance they are all alike. They 

 are long, loosely sprawling plants, tending somewhat 

 toward the vine habit, with tendrils at the ends of their 

 long, compound leaves. The flower-stalks rise from 

 the angles of the leaves, bearing several pea-shaped 

 flowers. These are of various colors, from purple to 

 white, but the darker colors predominate. The flowers 

 are followed by small pea-like pods containing a num- 

 ber of smooth little seeds. The wild pea prefers moist 

 situations, and is in bloom during July and August. 



Geranium {Geranmm). This plant, known also 

 as cranesbill, is abundant in the moist woods through- 

 out the Park, and also occurs freely in treeless places 

 where there is sufficient water. The stem rises from 

 a basal group of leaves, and is itself somewhat leafy. 

 The leaves are cleft almost to the center into four or 

 five sections, and each section is again notched or lobed. 

 The flowers, averaging an inch or a little less across, 

 have five broad petals and ten stamens. There are 

 two species of geranium in the Park; one, slender 

 and somewhat smooth, bears white flowers; the oth- 

 er, stouter and coarser, is hairy and very sticky, and 

 has purple flowers. They are in bloom throughout the 

 entire season. 



