. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. C') '. (i KNIIA N i dillt irlllll .1)1- ) is the iiiiist ;iliiiiiclaiit i>f nil (li'iitiiiiis. Tlic tldwcrs iirc lis |M -iiliiir in tlirir wily as tliiisi> i>{ tlic Frin}.'(Ml lire in thiMis. It is rciiiarkablc Uvansi' tlic tivi' parts (if the icinilla iicvi'r spriMcl: tlic llciwcr ic- iiiaiiis closed. The lliiwcrs arc cinss-fcrtili/cd liy tlic <'niiiiiiii liiiiiililclicc. Jlc knows tlicrc is a supply (if nectar at tie liiittnni of cacli liliissdiii a
. Flower guide [microform] : wild flowers east of the Rockies. Flowers; Fleurs; Botanique; Botany. C') '. (i KNIIA N i dillt irlllll .1)1- ) is the iiiiist ;iliiiiiclaiit i>f nil (li'iitiiiiis. Tlic tldwcrs iirc lis |M -iiliiir in tlirir wily as tliiisi> i>{ tlic Frin}.'(Ml lire in thiMis. It is rciiiarkablc Uvansi' tlic tivi' parts (if the icinilla iicvi'r spriMcl: tlic llciwcr ic- iiiaiiis closed. The lliiwcrs arc cinss-fcrtili/cd liy tlic <'niiiiiiii liiiiiililclicc. Jlc knows tlicrc is a supply (if nectar at tie liiittnni of cacli liliissdiii anil lie has tlif wits anil tlic streiiL'tli tii fret at it. Slowly. Iiut surely, he is alilc to force llir> closed lolies npait until liis liodv half concealed in the " ; and he is aide t'li reach the holtoni. .\s he leaves the llowcr he is certain to scrape oji' ipiantifics of |iollcn on his licail and al- most sure to leave some of it on the receptive sti^'iiia of tlip ne.\t llowcr visited. Tlip stem is smooth and siieplc: it ^'rows from 1 to 2 feet liijih. The leaves are rather laiiic. ovate-pointed and narrowed into very sliort clasping' stems. Tlic (lowers (irow in terminal clusters, set in the axils of llic last pairs of leaves. Closed i>eiitian jirows in moist places, often along brooks, from Me. to Manitolia ami sonihwarils. 1-13. 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 Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912. Toronto : Musson
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