. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. '* FLOWEKS OF IHK FIELD AND FOREST. bears scattered yellow tubers, resemblinu â. grajM of Indian com (Fig. XVII ^ Fr"?n I Ti^^^r'u'^?-X^'")-" <J»â¢i'W li"le 11 apnn^ dcli.:iit,.lv HiJ?;.;^i ri;..J: ,K⢠I I'lant which dehuhla in rirv BrauSh vi-Vi''"'!" â¢'''''â¢â "'â¢'ly dissected leaves (fiit. S v\,;?'","*â""^ ''â 'prance oi hyacinth' i^l 2j. Each (lower i, heart sliuped. with two brocte or small leaves near its iw«e, two scuJe-Lke s
. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. '* FLOWEKS OF IHK FIELD AND FOREST. bears scattered yellow tubers, resemblinu â. grajM of Indian com (Fig. XVII ^ Fr"?n I Ti^^^r'u'^?-X^'")-" <J»â¢i'W li"le 11 apnn^ dcli.:iit,.lv HiJ?;.;^i ri;..J: ,K⢠I I'lant which dehuhla in rirv BrauSh vi-Vi''"'!" â¢'''''â¢â "'â¢'ly dissected leaves (fiit. S v\,;?'","*â""^ ''â 'prance oi hyacinth' i^l 2j. Each (lower i, heart sliuped. with two brocte or small leaves near its iw«e, two scuJe-Lke sepals, four petals, six .â â¢taiijens in twj groups, and one uistd. the petals are of two kinds; the tw- outer (Fii! AVIi., 4), are large pouches, which se- crete honey; the inner are narrow and crest- white in colour, tipped with rose. Dutch- man a breeches, Dieontra cucullaria, hat V hite Howera touched with cream-colour: iiiasf* reseiiiblirig a bulb. It would be wrong to close without anv reterence to the early saxifrage, Saxifra!;a. plant which delights in dry grav^y hUl- sides. and ranges from the Atlantic to the {"acihc. As a protct'.ion from cold, the leaves torm a rosette close to the ground. l<roni the centre of the rosette springs one or more !lower-cluster». tach blossom has five sepals, hve white petals, ten stamens, and one pis- til deeply divided into two parts. When npe the seed-nods have a rich, madder lirown tjine, colouring the rocky slopes on which the plants grow. Sturdy but pure. It 19 a typical product of the spring. About all the early flowers there is a "reticence, an unwruught suggestiveneas," missing in lliiining midsummer beauties. Strong to re- sist keen spnng breezes, in their de- iiiiile purity and dainty forms they seem akin to the Hnowllakes they succeed. IV. OUR SPRING FLOWBRS. PIG. SAXIFRAGK. Though "half our May's so awfullv like nf âhi, ^ T'' I***'",.â¢'! birds. Mass , of whi
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