[Illustration: Yellow lady's slipper.]
"Why don't we call it that?" asked Donald.
"Lady's slipper is easier to remember," said Susie.
"Here are some bluebells, Susie," said Frank, holding up a handful of the dainty, graceful blossoms. "Give some to mother, and you may have the rest."
"How many blue flowers we have!" said Susie. "There aren't any red ones excepting the red trillium, and that's so dark it isn't really red."
"It's more purple than red," said Donald.
"This isn't the time of the year for red flowers," said Mrs. Leonard.
"They come later in the summer and in the fall."
"I wonder why there are no red ones in the spring," said Susie.
"I saw painted cups along the edge of the timothy meadow yesterday," said Donald.
[Illustration: Moccasin flower.]