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WILD HONEYSUCKLE.— (LoNicERA Grata.) 



Flower, a delicate pink shading to white; long cells 

 are at the base of flower, these are deep pink or red; 

 petals five in number, ruffled around the edge; stamens 

 five, very long; filaments, same color as flower cell; 

 anthers, alight brown; pistil single, very long, same 

 color as stamens; stigma, black or nearly so. Stems 

 are exogenous in nature; leaves bright green, of an 

 oval shape; Honeysuckle family. 



LILY OF THE VALLEY.— (Co^^vallaeia.) 



Flower small, bell shaped, beautiful white; petals all 

 joined in one and parted at the edge; stamens, six in 

 number, yellow; pistil large, light green; calyx want- 

 ing; stems short and slender; flowers hung from one 

 stem which is subdivided into smaller ones. Bulbous 

 roots; leaves light green, parallel veined, quite large; 

 the plant belongs to the Lily family. 



SMALL BUTTERCUP.— (Ranunculus.) 



Flower small, bright yellow; petals, five; stamens 

 also five; compound pistil; leaves small, divided, serrate 

 margin; stems, short and downy; roots fibrous. 

 Blooms in early spring; found in dry localities. The 

 plant is slightly inclined to run; belongs to the 

 Crowfoot family. 



DUTCHMANS BREECHES.— (Dracentra Cucularia) 



A bushy plant about two feet high, bright green 

 leaves, somewhat cleft and cut, flowers large. Corola 

 edged with pink. Two large spurs, one on each side, 

 bright pink in color. 



