Wild flowers and where they grow . stmas garlands aremade : and the fifth was like the green skeleton of it, amere outline. THE MEDEOLA. This was the Indian cucumber-root. We were accustomedto see it in all similar woods, growing up from a bed of lastyears dry oak leaves. After we had learned the name, wedid not rest until we had investigated with reference to thecucumber, and found it even so — a small, white, juicy, cleanand very whole some-looking root, enough like the edible itwas named for, to be wholly satisfactory. The flower is alittle greenish-white lily, with petals curving backward:
Wild flowers and where they grow . stmas garlands aremade : and the fifth was like the green skeleton of it, amere outline. THE MEDEOLA. This was the Indian cucumber-root. We were accustomedto see it in all similar woods, growing up from a bed of lastyears dry oak leaves. After we had learned the name, wedid not rest until we had investigated with reference to thecucumber, and found it even so — a small, white, juicy, cleanand very whole some-looking root, enough like the edible itwas named for, to be wholly satisfactory. The flower is alittle greenish-white lily, with petals curving backward: andit is specially noticeable on account of three long red if three ends of thread of that color had been fastenedthere to mark it by. But that was no reason why it should be named for thesorceress Medea, of classic fable. When autumn came, hever, we guessed the riddle. She gave to Jason enchantedherbs to put him to sleep, according to the story of the searchfor the golden fleece. And was not this enchanted, when, in. WE INVESTIGATED WITH REFERENCE TO THE CUCUMBERS. LINNsEA. 99 September, the whorls of leaves, which at two places wideapart encircled the stem, were dyed of the richest crimsonat the base, whence it spread more and more like a stain ofblood ? It has been quite a habit with botanists to fix some classicname to a flower; and it is no more than fair that theyshould give us the reason. There is nothing about the shrubandromeda, to recall the ill-used princess who was chainedto a rock; and the circse, or enchanters nightshade, is asharmless a little white flower as the strawberry blossom. LINSLEA. In the Norway pines were beds of Linnasa. When wefirst knew about it there was only one ; in after years therewere several. To go there day after day in the time ofbloom; to stand and look at those fairy bells; to kneeldown on the moss and inhale their fragrance, was an evernew delight. No wonder Linnaeus was so enraptured whenhe first set eyes on this sweet twi
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