FLOWERS OF MAY.

COMMON NAME.	COLOR.	LOCALITY, ETC.
Adder's-tongue	Bluish-white	Thickets, banks; N. Y., Pa., West.
Adder's-tongue	Light yellow	Low copses and fields; New England.
American cowslip	Pink, white, violet	Rich woods; Pa., Western prairies.
Arbutus, May-flower.	Pink, white	Rocky banks, under pines; New Eng.
Arethusa	Bright rose	Cold bogs; Maine, N. J., South.
Azalea	Flame-colored	Pennsylvania mountains, and South.
Azure larkspur		Uplands; Pa. and West.
Barberry	Yellow	Open fields, dry banks; New England.
Bellwort	Pale yellow	Damp woods; New England, West.
Bladder-nut	White	Western Conn.; woods. Rare.
Blue cohosh		Deep, rich woods; West.
Bulbous buttercup.	Bright yellow	Pastures, meadows; New England and elsewhere.
Calypso	Purple, pink, yellow	Swamps, bogs; Northern New England. Rare.
Chickweed	White	Fields, door-yards; everywhere.
Columbine	Scarlet, yellow	Dry, sunny, rocky banks. Common.
Common buttercup	Golden yellow	Hills, fields. Common everywhere.
Dandelion	Bright yellow	Fields, road-sides; everywhere.
Dark purple clematis		Rich soil; Middle States, Southwest.
Dwarf trillium	White	Shaded woods; West. Rare.
Easter flower	Pale purple	Western prairies.
Flowering dogwood	White	Rocky, open woods; Middle States.
Fly honeysuckle	Greenish-yellow	Rocky woods; Mass., Pa.
Gay wings	Rose purple	Light soil; New England and South.
Golden corydalis		Rocky banks; Vt., Pa. Rare.
Gold-thread	White	Bogs; throughout the States.
Green hellebore	Green	Damp places; Long Island. Rare.
Ivory plum	Bright white	Cold bogs; Maine woods. Rare.
Jack-in-pulpit	Stripes of green and white	Rich woods; North and South.
Jersey tea, red-root	White	Woods and groves; N. J. and South.
Judas-tree, redbud	Purplish-red	Rich woods; N. Y., Pa., and South.
Lady's-slipper	Greenish-white	Bogs and swamps; N. Y., Pa. Rare.
Large climbing clematis	Light purple	Rocky New England hills. Rare.
Meadow-rue	Yellowish	Fields and woods; Northward.
Mountain heath	Drooping purple	Rocky hills; White Mountains, Vt.
Mountain holly	White	Damp, cold woods; North and West.
Mount. honeysuckle	Yellowish	Mountain woods and bogs; Mass., West.
N. American papaw	Lurid purple	Banks of streams; Pa. and South.
Pepper-root	White	Rich woods; Middle States. Rare.
Puccoon	Yellow	Shady woods; N. Y. and West.
Red bane-berry		Rocky woods. Common Northward.
Red sandwort		Sandy fields; sea-coast. Common.
Rheumatism-root	White	Low woods; Middle States, West.
Rhodora	Rose-color	Damp, cold New England woods.
Scarlet corydalis		Dry woods and fields; Northeast and West. Common.
Sea sandwort	White	Atlantic coast, N. J. to Labrador.
Small buttercup	White	Under water; Maine to Texas.
Small honeysuckle	Dull purple	Rocky banks; Northward.
Spring beauty	Pink with deeper lines	Sheltered fields; Middle States.
Spring orchis	White, purple	Rich woods; New Eng., West, South.
Squirrel-corn	White, purplish	Rocky woods; Canada to Ky. Common.
Star flower	White	Damp, shady New England woods.
Straw lily	Straw-color	Cold swamps; Me. to Pa. Common.
Sweet viburnum	White	Cold swamps; New England woods.
Trillium	Dull purple	Rich woods; Northward. Common.
Tulip-tree	Yellow, green	Southern New England, Middle States, West.
Umbrella-leaf	White	Wet pastures; West and South.
Violets (many)	Blue, white, yellow	Fields, meadows, hills; Me. to Fla.
Wayfaring-tree	White	Cold swamps; New England woods.
White bane-berry		Rich soil; North and West.
Wild pink	Red, with white spots	Sandy plains; N. J., West, and South.
Wild hyacinth	Pale blue	River-banks, moist prairies; West.
Withe-rod	White	Cold swamps; New England woods.
Wood-rush	Straw-color and brown	Dry fields and woods. Common.
Wild strawberry	White	Fields, meadows; Maine to Texas.
Yellowish clematis		River-banks; Pa., N. Y. Rare.
Yellow-root	Dark purple	River-banks; N. Y., Pa., and West.