. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THE FIELD AND 35 TliP lip is c\(iiii>itc'ly bpaiiled with wliitt', yellow and purple Uatid, giving tlic plant 118 name, wliich means "bcautifiU ; The sepajs and other petala are of a bright reddi!ali-l"urp]e colour, ami fragmnt. Several other orcliids may be sought in June, though no others ore aa beautiful and conspicuous as those described. But enough hiie been said of the wonders of theso plants, the (lowers of wliich, "through h>ng era
. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THE FIELD AND 35 TliP lip is c\(iiii>itc'ly bpaiiled with wliitt', yellow and purple Uatid, giving tlic plant 118 name, wliich means "bcautifiU ; The sepajs and other petala are of a bright reddi!ali-l"urp]e colour, ami fragmnt. Several other orcliids may be sought in June, though no others ore aa beautiful and conspicuous as those described. But enough hiie been said of the wonders of theso plants, the (lowers of wliich, "through h>ng eraa of adaptation" have gradually shai>ed themselves to the forma oi certain chosen insect sponsors, looking to more certain per- petuation. IX. THE EARLY SUMMER. June and roses seem inseparable, but few appreciate an "unloved relative of the exquisite ; Nevertheless, the magenta blossoms of the purple-flowering , Uibus odoratus, is found i ii gretn foliage are both showy and attrac- tive. The purple-flowering or Virginia raspberry, Eob'js odoratua, is found in rocky woods and shady fence corners from ^iova Scotia to Lake Superior, blossoming from June to August. It resembles its celebrated cousin, the common wild-rose, in t»e Keneral appearance of the flower (Fig. LIIL, 2), but is more closelv allied to the edib'e raspberries and blackberries. The large leaves (Fig. LIU., 1), of this* shnibbv bristly plant are most characteristic. They are toothed and three or five-lobed, the middle division being the largest and very. pointed. Tciniinating the branches are loose clusters of large llnwers, which are a bright purplish red in the shade, but fade to a pale bluish-pink in the sun. Covered, like the stems with sticky hairs, the calyx i ''oniposed of five long slender .â¢^epals v" ir,; ii! '^heir bases. The rounded I*tal : e live .a nu:^Her, but the yellow 1 aT'd thi^ piât;i â are very numerous. Thoug I < 'p;Lbi(' (
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