. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Gexls 13. I. Mitella diphylla L. Milclla dithylla L. Sp. PI. 406. SAXIFRAGE FAMILY. Two-leaved Bishop's Cap or Mitre-wort •75J- Scape 10-18' high, pubescent, bearing a pair of opposite nearly or quite sessile leaves near its middle. Basal leaves broadly ovate, cordate at the base, acute or acuminate at the apex, 3-5-lobed, dentate, scabrous and with scattered hairs on
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. Gexls 13. I. Mitella diphylla L. Milclla dithylla L. Sp. PI. 406. SAXIFRAGE FAMILY. Two-leaved Bishop's Cap or Mitre-wort •75J- Scape 10-18' high, pubescent, bearing a pair of opposite nearly or quite sessile leaves near its middle. Basal leaves broadly ovate, cordate at the base, acute or acuminate at the apex, 3-5-lobed, dentate, scabrous and with scattered hairs on both sides, 1-2' long; leaves of the scape similar, usually smaller; spiciform raceme erect, 3'-8' long, the flowers distant; calyx-lobes and petals white; capsule flattish, broad, dehiscent above, the valves spreading. In rich woods, Quebec to Minnesota. North Carolina and Missouri. Ascends to 2600 ft. in \ irginia. A third leaf is rarely borne on the scape at the base of the in- florescence. Currant-leaf. False sanicle. Fringe- or faio-cup. April-May. Mitella oppositifolia native in central New York, and cultivated at South Hadley, Massachusetts, differs from M. diphylla in the long-petioled stem-leaves. the lanceolate calyx-lobes and the filiform divisions of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York : Scribner
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