. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. MADDER FAMILY The number of common names this little plant pos- sesses is evidence that its delicate beauty has appealed to and has won the popular heart. Among its common names are Innocents, Blue-Eyed Babies, and in the neighborhood of Philadelphia it is 'ailed Quaker Ladies, Sometimes the blos- soms are called Forget-me- nots, from the tradition prevailing in the country that all small bluish flowers of whatever
. Our early wild flowers [microform] : a study of the herbaceous plants blooming in early spring in the northern states and Canada. Wild flowers; Botany; Fleurs sauvages; Botanique. MADDER FAMILY The number of common names this little plant pos- sesses is evidence that its delicate beauty has appealed to and has won the popular heart. Among its common names are Innocents, Blue-Eyed Babies, and in the neighborhood of Philadelphia it is 'ailed Quaker Ladies, Sometimes the blos- soms are called Forget-me- nots, from the tradition prevailing in the country that all small bluish flowers of whatever kind are to be thus designated. What- ever name is given, it is always a caress. The spreading rootstock sends up a tuft of small leaves from which the slen- der stems arise and the whole is so delicate that it seems almost like a flower- ing moss. The blossoms are set on the tip of the stem, where they nod in the bud, but are erect in bloom. In color they fade from sky- blue to white, but thj yellow eye remains. The flowers are extremely sensitive to atmospheric conditions; at night and in rainy weather the blossoms bend down, to become erect again when sunshine appears. The flowers are peculiar in that they are what bot- anists call dimorphous; that is, some of them have long anthers and a short style, while others have short anthers and a long style. This arrangement for the exchange of pollen secures Bluets. Boustdnia carulea 214. 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 Keeler, Harriet L. (Harriet Louise), 1846-1921. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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