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JEWEL WEED.— (Impatiens Fulya.) 



Flower sack shaped, longer than broad, of a deep 

 orange color, thickly spotted with red, those inside 

 being the largest. The flower has a flap or lip at the 

 opening, serving for a lid or cover. There is also a 

 curved spur at the back somewhat resembling a handle : 

 they look similar to the pointed dippers used by dairy- 

 men. Stamens and pistil wanting; calyx small, three 

 lobed. Plant grows two or three feet high, roots 

 fibrous; leaves ovate with slightly serrated margin; 

 flower stems long and slender. A familiar name for 

 this plant is Touch-me-not; found in shady wet soil; 

 blooms in summer; belongs to the Balsam family. 



WILD YELLOW LILY.— (Lilium Cakadej^sis. ) 



Stalk grows two or three feet high, is smooth and 

 rises from a fibrous root; leaves lance shaped and form 

 whorls at equal distances apart : they are parallel veined ; 

 flowers yellow or orange with brown spots inside: peri- 

 anth is divided into six equal petals with pointed tips, 

 the whole being bell shaped; stamens same number; 

 anthers large rich brown; pistil one, with large stigma, 

 brown and three lobed, the same as the ovary which is 

 divided into three cells and contains two rows of seeds 

 in each cell. Blooms in summer and is one of the day 

 lily specimens. Found in meadows, banks of streams, 

 etc.; it is a member of the Lily family. 



