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TALL BELL FLOWER.— (Campanula Americana,) 



Flowers, small and bell shaped, a bright blue color; 

 petals, five in number; stamens also five, and rich 

 white triangular anthers; pistil, single, long and 

 curved; calyx green and is divided into five sepals; 

 stems very tall and smooth, thickly covered with oval 

 green leaves. Flowers grow in bunches at the end of 

 the stem; roots fibrous, near the surface of the ground; 

 location low, rich, wet ground. Blooms in early 

 spring and belongs to the Campanula family. 



SHEEP SORREL. -(RuMEx Acetosella.) 



Plant low and small, bushy in character; roots 

 fibrous; stems rather short; flower bell shaped and 

 drooping, bright yellow; petals five or six; stamens the 

 same; calyx green, and is divided into six sepals. Fruit 

 a small pod; leaves lobed, halberd shaped or parted, 

 they are sour to the taste; plant is common in yards or 

 gardens; belongs to the Buckwheat family. 



WILD COLUMBINE.— (Aquilegia Canadensis.) 



Flowers scarlet, yellow inside, of a nodding character, 

 ^hey are divided into four apartments resembling pipes; 

 there are four spurs at the back each of which is 

 hooked or knobbed; Stamens many and long extending 

 outside the flower; stems tall and rather slender; leaves 

 lark green, somewhat heart shaped, much divided and 

 cut around the edges. Roots near the surface of the 

 ground, fibrous in texture; location rocky places; a 

 member of the Crowfoot family. 



