^A) Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis ). Closely 
following on the heels of our handsome Hepatica, we 
find the delicate flowered Bloodroot unfurling its leaves 
and expanding its flowers in rich, rocky, open woodland. 
The flowers are very delicate; the petals stay but two 
or three days anyway, and a breath of wind may blow 
them off sooner. 
After the flower is gone, the leaf develops rapidly and 
becomes very large and imposing, with many divisions 
and lobes. The root is reddish and is filled with a blood¬ 
like juice, as is also the stem. Bloodroot is common 
from N. S. to Minn, and southwards. It flowers in 
April and May. 
(B) Prickly Poppy (Argemone mexicana ) is a hand¬ 
some Mexican plant found in the southwestern portions 
of the United States. It has a prickly stem from one 
to two feet high. The stemless leaves have sharp lobes, 
also armed with prickles. The flower is bright yellow, 
has four petals and numerous orange-tipped stamens 
The flowers give no nectar, but plenty of pollen to th< 
bees that visit N thejp§, \. ' 
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