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MONKEY FLOWER.- (MiMULus.) 



This plant grows to the height of two or three feet 

 and is found in meadows and wet grounds, the stems 

 are of a square form having three or four distinct cor- 

 ners; the plants grow together in bunches and have the 

 general appearance of weeds: the leaves are close 

 together, and are lanc3 oblong in shape, slightly 

 serrated. Flower is blue with a lighter lip, it is double 

 lipped, the upper half turned back the lower half 

 turned down; stamens four, in pairs, two long and two 

 short; cgj^x elongated, five angled and five toothed, 

 stigmas with two broad lips; a member of the Figwort 

 family, - 



WILD GINGER.— (AsARUM.) 



The Canada Asarum or wild ginger is an early spring 

 bloomer, usually found in wet or moist localities. 

 Plant is small, as stemless herbs with a pair of heart or 

 kidney shaped leaves, which are net veined, with a 

 flower between them, rising or hanging out from the 

 spicy tasted creeping root stalk; calyx short three cleft 

 or lobed, twelve stamens which are united at the base 

 of the style, and are pointed above the anthers: the 

 leaves are always on long footstalks, the bud and flower 

 are generally of a dull color. The Wild Ginger is a 

 member or the Birthwort family. The well known 

 pipe vine or Dutchman's pipe belongs to this family, 

 it grows tall and twines well on racks or trellises, the 

 leaves are large and the flowers very curious resembling 

 a pipe. 



