The Shooting Star 
Very many Shooting Stars grow in 
Minnesota, along the Mississippi River. 
When we found them growing on Mount 
Rainier, in Paradise Valley, we felt as 
though we had met a dear old friend. 
It grows in wet places. The long, slen¬ 
der pale-green leaves come from the 
roots. 
The tall flower stem has a raceme of 
rose-purple flowers. The petals turn 
back, and the stamens unite and form a 
cone. 
The blossom looks as though it were 
shooting itself away from the stem. 
It belongs to the Primrose Family. 
It is sometimes called the American 
Cowslip. 
No. 3. 
