LIST OF PLATES

PLATE PAGE
I.Blood-root,Sanguinaria Canadensis,[23]
II.Rue Anemone,Anemonella thalictroides,[25]
Wood Anemone,Anemone nemorosa,[25]
III.Star-flower,Trientalis Americana,[27]
Maianthemum Canadense,[27]
IV.May-apple,Podophyllum peltatum,[31]
V.Spring Beauty,Claytonia Virginica,[33]
VI.Dutchman’s Breeches,Dicentra Cucullaria,[35]
VII.Foam-flower,Tiarella cordifolia,[37]
VIII.Painted Trillium,Trillium erythrocarpum,[41]
IX.Wild Sarsaparilla,Aralia nudicaulis,[43]
X.Solomon’s Seal,Polygonatum biflorum,[45]
XI.False Solomon’s Seal,Smilacina racemosa,[47]
XII.Bellwort,Uvularia perfoliata,[51]
„Oakesia sessilifolia,[51]
XIII.White Baneberry,Actæa alba,[53]
XIV.Bunch-berry,Cornus Canadensis,[55]
XV.Mountain Laurel,Kalmia latifolia,[57]
XVI.American Rhododendron,Rhododendron maximum,[61]
XVII.Wood Sorrel,Oxalis Acetosella,[63]
XVIII.Shin-leaf,Pyrola elliptica,[67]
XIX.Pipsissewa,Chimaphila umbellata,[69]
XX.Wintergreen,Gaultheria procumbens,[73]
XXI.Indian Pipe,Monotropa uniflora,[75]
XXII.Black Cohosh,Cimicifuga racemosa,[79]
XXIII.Partridge Vine,Mitchella repens,[81]
XXIV.—— ——Dalibarda repens,[85]
XXV.Tall Meadow Rue,Thalictrum polygamum,[87]
XXVI.Meadow-sweet,Spiræa salicifolia,[89]
XXVII.Pokeweed,Phytolacca decandra,[93]
XXVIII.Wild Carrot,Daucus Carota,[95]
Yarrow,Achillea Millefolium,[95]
XXIX.Arrow-head,Sagittaria variabilis,[99]
XXX.Turtle-head,Chelone glabra,[101]
XXXI.Traveller’s Joy,Clematis Virginiana,[103]
XXXII.Boneset,Eupatorium perfoliatum,[107]
XXXIII.Ladies’ Tresses,Spiranthes cernua,[109]
XXXIV.Grass of Parnassus,Parnassia Caroliniana,[111]
XXXV.Marsh Marigold,Caltha palustris,[115]
XXXVI.Yellow Adder’s Tongue,Erythronium Americanum,[117]
XXXVII.Downy Yellow Violet,Viola pubescens,[119]
XXXVIII.Shrubby Cinquefoil,Potentilla fructicosa,[121]
XXXIX.—— ——Clintonia borealis,[123]
XL.Smaller Yellow Lady’s Slipper,Cypripedium parviflorum,[125]
XLI.Indian Cucumber-root,Medeola Virginica,[129]
XLII.Winter-cress,Barbarea vulgaris,[131]
XLIII.Rattlesnake-weed,Hieracium venosum,[133]
XLIV.Bush-honeysuckle,Diervilla trifida,[135]
XLV.Meadow Lily,Lilium Canadense,[137]
XLVI.Four-leaved Loosestrife,Lysimachia quadrifolia,[139]
XLVII.Yellow Loosestrife,Lysimachia stricta,[141]
XLVIII.Yellow Star-grass,Hypoxis erecta,[143]
XLIX.Butter-and-eggs,Linaria vulgaris,[147]
L.Common St. John’s-wort,Hypericum perforatum,[149]
LI.Common Mullein,Verbascum Thapsus,[151]
LII.Yellow Fringed Orchis,Habenaria ciliaris,[153]
LIII.Pale Jewel-weed,Impatiens pallida,[155]
LIV.Evening Primrose,Œnothera biennis,[159]
LV.Black-eyed Susan,Rudbeckia hirta,[161]
LVI.Elecampane,Inula Helenium,[163]
LVII.Wild Sunflower,Helianthemum giganteus,[165]
LVIII.Stick-tight,Bidens frondosa,[167]
LIX.Smooth False Foxglove,Gerardia quercifolia,[169]
LX.Tansy,Tanacetum vulgare,[171]
LXI.Trailing Arbutus,Epigæa repens,[175]
Twin-flower,Linnæa borealis,[175]
LXII.Showy Orchis,Orchis spectabilis,[177]
LXIII.Twisted Stalk,Streptopus roseus,[179]
LXIV.Pink Lady’s Slipper,Cypripedium acaule,[181]
LXV.Pink Azalea,Rhododendron nudiflorum,[183]
LXVI.Milkwort,Polygala polygama,[187]
„„ sanguinea,[187]
LXVII.Spreading Dogbane,Apocynum androsæmifolium,[189]
LXVIII.Purple-flowering Raspberry,Rubus odoratus,[191]
LXIX.Herb Robert,Geranium Robertianum,[195]
LXX.Bouncing Bet,Saponaria officinalis,[197]
LXXI.Purple Loosestrife,Lythrum Salicaria,[199]
LXXII.Meadow-beauty,Rhexia Virginica,[201]
LXXIII.Sea Pink,Sabbatia stellaris,[203]
LXXIV.—— ——Sabbatia chloroides,[205]
LXXV.Rose Mallow,Hibiscus Moscheutos,[207]
LXXVI.Fireweed,Epilobium angustifolium,[209]
LXXVII.Joe-Pye-weed,Eupatorium purpureum,[211]
LXXVIII.Wild Columbine,Aquilegia Canadensis,[215]
LXXIX.Wake Robin,Trillium erectum,[217]
LXXX.Wood Lily,Lilium Philadelphicum,[221]
LXXXI.Butterfly-weed,Asclepias tuberosa,[223]
LXXXII.Oswego Tea,Monarda didyma,[225]
LXXXIII.Cardinal-flower,Lobelia cardinalis,[227]
LXXXIV.Liverwort,Hepatica triloba,[231]
LXXXV.Bluets,Houstonia cærulea,[233]
LXXXVI.Robin’s Plantain,Erigeron bellidifolius,[237]
LXXXVII.Wild Geranium,Geranium maculatum,[239]
LXXXVIII.Blue-eyed Grass,Sisyrinchium angustifolium,[243]
LXXXIX.Fleur-de-lis,Iris versicolor,[245]
XC.American Brooklime,Veronica Americana,[247]
XCI.Monkey-flower,Mimulus ringens,[251]
XCII.Blue Vervain,Verbena hastata,[263]
XCIII.Self-heal,Brunella vulgaris,[255]
XCIV.Blueweed,Echium vulgare,[259]
XCV.Great Lobelia,Lobelia syphilitica,[261]
XCVI.Indian Tobacco,Lobelia inflata,[263]
XCVII.Beach Pea,Lathyrus maritimus,[265]
XCVIII.Chicory,Cichorium Intybus,[267]
XCIX.Blazing Star,Liatris scariosa,[271]
C.Closed Gentian,Gentiana Andrewsii,[273]
CI.Fringed Gentian,Gentiana crinita,[275]
CII.Skunk Cabbage,Symplocarpus fœtidus,[277]
CIII.Wild Ginger,Asarum Canadense,[279]
CIV.Jack-in-the-Pulpit,Arisæma triphyllum,[281]

Most young people find botany a dull study. So it is, as taught from the text-books in the schools; but study it yourself in the fields and woods, and you will find it a source of perennial delight.

John Burroughs.

HOW TO KNOW THE WILD FLOWERS