. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 26 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. wooded hills of New Hampshire to command our attention. It is nearly related to the true mitrewort, and has a somewhat similar appearance. Its flower stem rises about eight inches above the ground. The mitrewort, or Bishop's cap, is Mitrewort, or i j. > Bishop's Cap. apt to be found growing beside its Mitella dipiiyiia, falsc-namcd relative; and if we are a-nd nuda. fortunate enough to find the two to- gether, there will be a fine opportunity for compari- son, as the flowers are altogether different in
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 26 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. wooded hills of New Hampshire to command our attention. It is nearly related to the true mitrewort, and has a somewhat similar appearance. Its flower stem rises about eight inches above the ground. The mitrewort, or Bishop's cap, is Mitrewort, or i j. > Bishop's Cap. apt to be found growing beside its Mitella dipiiyiia, falsc-namcd relative; and if we are a-nd nuda. fortunate enough to find the two to- gether, there will be a fine opportunity for compari- son, as the flowers are altogether different in construction ; this will easily be seen if we pa- tiently examine each, under a glass. The starlike blos- som of the true mitre- wort is fringed in a remarkable manner, reminding one of the conventional rays sur- rounding the five- pointed figure of a star. The fiowers of M. nuda grow sparse- ly on an upright stalk about four or five inches high ; they are small and greenish;. Mitella 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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