. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THK FIELD AND FOREST. 91 tumn flowers, occnmng by the wayside, near gardens, and m waste fleJds. The ste- rile stems are very attractive, being tall dender, and abundantly supplied with nar^ row, pale bluish-green leaves, covered with » ''^''7'e white bloom (Fin. LXXIX., II. l-ale yellow and orange flowers form dense terminal clustem {Fig. LXXIX 2). The corolla is irregular, with a Ion' BPur on the umlerside (Fig. LXXIX' ''.1,°" i^''^'> '"""'"'""I
. Flowers of the field and forest [microform]. Fleurs sauvages; Botany; Botanique; Wild flowers. FLOWERS OF THK FIELD AND FOREST. 91 tumn flowers, occnmng by the wayside, near gardens, and m waste fleJds. The ste- rile stems are very attractive, being tall dender, and abundantly supplied with nar^ row, pale bluish-green leaves, covered with » ''^''7'e white bloom (Fin. LXXIX., II. l-ale yellow and orange flowers form dense terminal clustem {Fig. LXXIX 2). The corolla is irregular, with a Ion' BPur on the umlerside (Fig. LXXIX' ''.1,°" i^''^'> '"""'"'""I nW'er lip, ' a three-lobed, spreading longer lip. An or- ange ooloureii projection from the lower iiii cJOBing the "throat" of the flower ia cal! 'he bumble-bee in his search. As he alights upon the lower nfl'.t. 'B'''."JePf^sscs it and opens the ff »⢠. Aâ¢'J"'« *"' proboscis down tlic i^^tlt'u *â "?, ""T"- ''\'' "bnndantly dus- ted with pollen from the overarching sta- mens. As soon as the bee flies awav the gaping mouth springs shut, dosing the en- trance to undesirable thieves. Macoun has reported thct plants have been found ne". FIG. FLOWER. Ottawa and in Nova Scotia whoso flowers possess five spurs instead of (me. The figwort family contains about 2500 species, especially abundant in tempcriilo regions and ocLurring under varying eomli- tions. A common species in ditches and along brooks from Cape Breton to the Sas- katchewan is the monkcj'-fl[>wer, Mimulus ringens. At first glance, its square stem opposite leaves, two-lipped corolla, and fou- stainens suggest the mint tamily, but an-ex- amination ot the pistil reveals its relation- snip to the Iigworts ant! snapdragons The leaves are oblong or lunce-shaped, pointed toothed, with clasping bases (Fig. LXXX., 1). From July to September, flowers re- sembling a grinning mask occur singly in the axils of the upper leaves (Fig. L
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