WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 
Blunt-leaved Sandwort (Arenaria lateriflora). Pink family. 
May, June. 
An erect perennial with delica^ stem, a few inches to a foot 
high. Flowers one-third inch broad ; lateral and terminal ; petals 
four or five, not notched, twice the length of the sepals. Leaves 
obtusely pointed. Latin arena, sand. 
Mountain Sandwort (Arenaria groenlandica) . Pink 
family. June to September. 
A perennial, a few inches high, its delicate stem bearing 
little flowers; five petals, twice as long as the sepals. The 
leaves are narrow, the lower matted. Dry rocky places north- 
ward. 
White Campion {Lychnis alba). Pink family. Midsummer. 
An upright, hairy biennial. The flower, nearly an inch 
broad, has a tubular calyx, with five pointed teeth. The five 
petals are clawed and notched, with scales forming a crown at 
the centre. The leaves are somewhat lance-shaped. Waste 
places. Greek for lamp. 
Turtlehead ( Chelone glabra) . Figwort family. July to 
September. 
A perennial, one to several feet high, with a close cluster of 
(one inch) white or pinkish flowers; corolla two-lipped; four 
stamens (a rudimentary fifth). Leaves lance-shaped. Wet 
places. The Greek name signifies tortoise. (Illus. p. loo.) 
White Snakeroot {Eupatorium urticcefolium) . Composite 
family. July to October. 
A perennial, one to several feet high, with clusters of small, 
tubular flowers. Corolla tubular, five-lobed. Leaves (three to 
five inches) broadly egg-shaped, pointed, coarsely toothed, 
long-stalked, thin. Rich woods. (Illus. p. loo.) 
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