MADDER FAMILY 
( Rublacece) 
(A) Bluets; Innocence {Houstonia ccerulea). These 
are very dainty and beautiful little plants that decorate 
our fields profusely from April until July. The stems 
are very slender, about 3 to 6 inches tall, and have a 
few pairs of tiny leaves; larger leaves appear in tufts 
from the base. The perianth is slender and the lobes 
flare widely; the corolla is about one half inch in width, 
—white, with the ends of the lobes pale blue or violet, 
and stained with yellow towards the center of the flower. 
(B) Partridgeberry (Mitehella repens ) is a most 
beautiful little trailing vine with rounded, opposite, 
white-veined leaves along the creeping stem, that ex¬ 
tends 6 to 12 inches from the root. Two beautiful little 
four-parted, bell-shaped flowers terminate each branch. 
They are downy white within, and pinkish and smooth 
on the outside. They have a fragrance similar to that 
of the Water Lily. A double, red berry replaces the 
flowers in the Fall. It is common in woods throughout 
our range. 
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