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QUAKER LADIES.— (Olde^^lakdia Houstoota.) 



Flowers very small, pale blue with a yellov/ heart, 

 petals four in number joined at the bottom, calyx very 

 small and divided into four sepals, a long slender tube 

 at the base of flov*^er. Stems long and slender, leaves 

 so exceedingly small as to be scarcely visible. Roots 

 fibrous, location dry banks and roadsides. Blooms 

 in early spring, flowers are very numerous, plant 

 belongs to the Madder family. 



HAWK WEED. 



Flowers rather small, bright yellow petals ten to 

 twelve in number, stamens many and are so close to- 

 gether as to form a compact mass, pistil not distinct. 

 Flowers placed in bunches or whorls around a tall 

 green stem, leaves deeply cut or rounded dark green, 

 roots fibrous. Blooms in early spring, location low 

 wet meadows, plants to be found in great abundance, 

 Composite family. 



LARGE YELLOW VIOLET.— (Viola Pubescens.) 



Flower a bright yellow with a small spur at the 

 base, petals five in number, the lower one being the 

 largest and is marked with a number of dark brown 

 lines, Heart reddish in color, stamens hairy, stems 

 long and smooth somewhat triangular and leafiess ex- 

 cept at the top. Leaves light green heart or kidney 

 shaped slightly toothed around the edge. Roots fib- 

 rous, location dry stony woods. Blooms in early 

 spring, Violet family. 



