WHITE OR WHITISH FLOWERS 
One-flowered P3rrola {Monescs uniflora). Heath family. 
June to August. 
A little perennial of the woods with stem (scape) a few inches 
high, bearing at the top a wax-like flower one-half inch or more 
across, with five broad rounded petals; style long and straight, 
with"five-lobed stigma. The leaves have teeth. 
Round-leaved Sundew {Drosera rotundijoUa). Sundew 
family. June to August. 
A perennial, or biennial, several inches high with very small 
flowers, generally five petals, five stamens, three styles. The 
leaves are rounded, covered with bristles that exude a glistening 
fluid, hence the generic name, which signifies dewy. Bogs. 
Wood Sorrel {Oxalis Aceto sella) . Wood Sorrel family. May 
to July. 
A perennial a few inches high, the generic name meaning sour, 
referring to the juice. The flower has five white petals (one- 
half inch long) with pink veins, sometimes notched at the end, 
five long and five short stamens. The leaves have three leaflets, 
inversely heart-shaped, dropping at night. This specimen was 
growing in thick swampy woods at the head of Lake Willoughby, 
Vermont. A treat is in store for him — 
" Who from the stumps with bright green masses clad, 
Plucks the Wood-Sorrel with its bright green leaves, 
Heart-shaped and triply folded ; and its root 
Creeping like beaded coral." — Charlotte Smith. 
White Water Crowfoot {Ranunculus aquatilis, var. capil- 
laceus). Crowfoot family. June to September. 
A perennial herb with small flowers resembling buttercups, 
rising out of the water on slender stalks; petals five, rounded. 
The leaves are finely dissected, under water. 
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