. Country life reader . elves, Vild lemons/ asthey are sometimes called,are not poisonous, and thechildren sometimes eatthem, but it cannot be saidthat their sweetish flavoris agreeable to the they are, of course, not^May-apples at ah, forthey are not apples andthey do not ripen in ]\ the tangledgrowth of the fence cor-ners along the countryroads, in early June, weare likely to find the wild morning-glory, or hedge-bindweed, as it is generallycalled. The interesting thing about the hedge-bindweedis that it is one of the flowers that remain open during thenight as well as the
. Country life reader . elves, Vild lemons/ asthey are sometimes called,are not poisonous, and thechildren sometimes eatthem, but it cannot be saidthat their sweetish flavoris agreeable to the they are, of course, not^May-apples at ah, forthey are not apples andthey do not ripen in ]\ the tangledgrowth of the fence cor-ners along the countryroads, in early June, weare likely to find the wild morning-glory, or hedge-bindweed, as it is generallycalled. The interesting thing about the hedge-bindweedis that it is one of the flowers that remain open during thenight as well as the day. The big, bell-shaped tube ismeant to attract the moths that fly in the night-time, andthe flowers are nearly white, too; for what is the use of anarray of color, when the moths who are its visitors andcarry the pollen from flower to flower cannot see any ofthe beautiful shades? Most of these night-bloomingflowers have a strong fragrance, but the bindweed hasnone, and trusts altogether to the whiteness of its bell-. Purple-tlowering raspberry. 3^4 COUNTRY LIFE READER shaped tube glimmering in the moonhght to attract itsfavored June flower, the very opposite in nature to the hedge-bindweed, is the pur-ple-flowering raspberry. Itsrich purple color showsthat it blooms by day, andthat its best friend is thebee; and if you examine itclosely you will find thatits stem is clammy andsticky, so as to keep off theunwelcome ant. It is avery beautiful flower, butits beauty is not to bemeddled with, for the pet-als are almost sure to dropoff if you touch it, and itlooks very draggled andwilted before you get faron your way toward June is far ad-vanced, along the roadsideor in the rougher parts ofthe pasture-field you areHkely to meet with the firstmilkweed blossoms of thesummer. The milkweedis a general favorite among the insects, and it is in-teresting to stop for a few minutes to watch whatvisitors the milkweed flowxrs have, and how they fare.
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