Chapter V: Preface (5)

Bluets—Tiny, 4-lobed; white, blue-tipped 170
Toadflax—Spurred, hooded, tiny lip 160
Forget-me-not—5 petals, yellow centre 150
Day Flower—2 petals; delicate; spathed 23
Pickerel-weed—Aquatic; showy spike 24
Mud Plantain—Aquatic; kidney-shaped leaf 24
Fringed Gentian—4 spreading, fringed lobes 141
Bugloss—Leafy racemes; tubular, 5 lobes 151
Lobelia—Leafy spike; 3-lobed lip 175
Blue-eyed grass—6-parted, white centre 44
Sundew—Raceme; leaves thread-like 81
St. Johnswort—Flesh color, 5 petals 111
Speedwell—Axillary racemes, 4 petals 163
Showy Orchis—Purple hood, white lip 54
Fringed Orchis—Showy spike; lips fringed 51
Cinquefoil—5-parted, calyx large 86
Lupine—Pea-like; 8-palmated leaflets 91
False Indigo—Pea-like; 3-palmate leaflets 91
Flax—5 large petals; tiny leaves 99
Vervain—5 petals, tiny; slender spikes 152
Self-heal—Short, stout spike; hooded 153
Skullcap—Spiked; tubular with hood and lip 153
Ground Ivy—Prostrate; axillary flowers 154
Monkey Flower—2-lobed upper; 3-lobed lower 162
Gerardia—Tubular, 5-lobed; linear leaves 164
Hepatica—6 petals; 3-lobed leaves; downy 73
Spiderwort—Small cluster; 3 petals; hairy 23
Violets—5 petals; lower large, veined 113
Loosestrife—Showy spike; 5 long petals 117
Milk-weeds—Axillary clusters; milky juice 146
Bittersweet—5 petals; yellow cone centre 157
Cranesbill—5 petals; palmate leaves 102
Virgin’s Bower—Large bell-shaped; 4 sepals 71
Meadow Beauty—4 petals; long curved pistil 118
Closed Gentian—Tubular, closed 143
Phlox—Corymbed; 5 spreading petals 149
Bluebell—Bell-shaped, 5-toothed; slender 173
Bellflower—Showy spike; 5-toothed corolla 173
Thorn Apple—Funnel-form, 5-pointed lobes 158
Morning Glory—Funnel-shaped; climbing 148
Blue Flag—3 petals; 3 sepals variegated 43
Wake Robin—3 petals, 3 sepals, 3 leaves 38

BLUE OR MAGENTA COMPOSITES

Iron-weed—Tubular florets; clustered 176
Blazing Star—Tubular florets; loose spike 176
Joe Pye Weed—Tubular florets; flat clusters 177
Burdock—Tubular florets; spiny involucre 201
Thistles—Tubular florets; spiny leaves 202
Asters—Blue or purple rays 182
Robin Plantain—Purple rays 191
Chicory—Blue rays, notched at tip 206

PINK AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR

Persicaria—Tiny, in slender spikes 59
Steeplebush—Steeple-like cluster 84
Red Clover—Trifoliate; round flower-head 94
Twinflower—In pairs; crimson inside 171
Dogbane—5-toothed, bell-shaped; spreading 144
Arbutus—Creeping; 5-parted, fragrant 131
Milkwort—Round scaly heads; small leaves 104
Fringed Polygalia—2 wing-like sepals 103
Pogonia—Solitary; broad, crested lip 53
Calopogon—Several; fringed leaf at top 52
Arethusa—Solitary; broad crested lip; erect 52
Bouncing Bet—5-parted, deeply lobed 63
Spring Beauty—5-parted; grass-like leaves 65
Willow Herb—4 petals, slender pods; spike 119
Azalea—Tubular, 5-lobed; long stamens; shrub 127
Laurel—Clustered; saucer-shaped 130
Moss Pink—Creeping; 5-notched petals 148
Sabbatia—Large; 10-12 petals; 2 inch across 140
Sea Pink—5 petals, crimson marks; showy 139
Rhododendron—5 petals, yellow spots; shrub 128
Rose Mallow—5 petals, large, 3 inch across 109
Wild Rose—5 large petals; spiny stems 89
Moccasin Flower—Large, slipper-shaped 47

RED AS THE CONSPICUOUS FLOWER-COLOR

Wood Lily—Deep orange-red, spotted, erect 28
Columbine—Pendulous; 5-spurred 72
Pitcher Plant—Leaves hollow 80
Pimpernel—Copper-red, 5 petals; sandy soil 137
Oswego Tea—Striking, tubular; round heads 156
Painted Cup—Floral leaves scarlet tipped 165
Coral Honeysuckle—Slender, yellow within 172
Cardinal Flower—Lip 3-lobed; velvety 174

ORANGE AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR

Jewel-weed—Pendent; bunch-like, spurred 106
Butterfly-weed—Terminal cluster, brilliant 145
Toadflax—Yellow spur and lip; orange palate 160
Trumpet Creeper—Large trumpet-shaped; vine 168
Turk’s Cap Lily—Reflexed, spotted; leafy 29
Day Lily—Erect; basal, sword-shaped leaves 27
Hawkweed—Rays in several ranks 208
Dandelions—Rays in several ranks 205
Tansy—Flat clusters, no rays 199
Golden-rods—Plume-like spikes; 5-12 rays 180
Golden Aster—Golden rays; sandy soil 178
Elecampane—Slender, yellow rays; disc 190
Sunflowers—Yellow rays, large disc 194
Cone-flower—Orange rays, purple cone disc 192
Ragwort—Orange rays and small disc 200

YELLOW AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR

Golden Club—Aquatic; club-shaped spike 21
Hop Clover—Cylindrical, scaly heads 96
Yellow Flax—Tiny flowers; tiny leaves 99
Hudsonia—Tiny flowers; scale-like leaves 112
Fly Honeysuckle—Axillary in pairs; tubular 171
Wood Sorrel—5 petals; delicate; trifoliate 101
Wild Indigo—Pea-like, racemed; trifoliate 92
Cinquefoil—5 petals; 5-palmate leaflets 86
Mustard—4 petals, slender pods; clusters 79
Celandine—4 petals, slender pods; orange juice 76
Yellow Star Grass—6 sepals; grass-like 42
Dog-tooth Violet—Solitary; 6 parted 31
Clintonia—6-parted; 3 oval, basal leaves 31
St. Johnswort—5 petals, many long stamens 110
Violet—5 petals; lower large, veined 116
Loosestrife—Showy spike; 5 petals, basal spot 134
Loosestrife—Axillary; leaves whorled in fours 134
Mullein—Long spike, 5 petals; wooly 159
Moth Mullein—Raceme; 5 large petals 159
Fringed Orchis—Showy spike; lip fringed 49
Cowslip—5 shining petals; clustered 67
Buttercup—5 shining petals 68
Partridge Pea—5 petals; pinnate leaves 93
Frostweed—5 petals; axillary; small leaves 112
Primrose—4 petals; coarse stem and leaves 120
Sundrops—4 petals; slender stem 120
Foxglove—Tubular, 5-lobed; leafy spike 164
False Jessamine—5-lobed; climbing, tubular 138
Yellow Pond Lily—Aquatic; floating leaves 66
Lady’s Slipper—Solitary, slipper-shaped 45
Canada Lily—Pendulous; leafy stem 30

BROWNISH, GREENISH, OR INCONSPICUOUS

Cat-tails—Cylindrical brown heads 17
Bur Reeds—Spherical brown-yellow heads 18
Indian Turnip—Large striped spathe 20
Skunk Cabbage—Large spathe set on ground 22
Solomon’s Seal—In pairs from axils; greenish 35
Cucumber-root—3, 3-parted, spider-like flowers 37
Green-fringed Orchis—Lips fringed; spiked 48
Wild Ginger—Tubular, 3-lobed; near roots 57
Stone Clover—Fuzzy gray heads; trifoliate 94
Ground Nut—Spherical, pea-like clusters 98
Wood Betony—2-lipped; clustered; fern-like 166
Beech Drops—Resembling little twigs 167

INDEX

A
Achillea millefolium 198
Aconite 73
Aconitum uncinatum 73
Adder’s tongue 31
Agrimonia gryposepala 87
Agrimony 87
Agrostemma githago 61
Alfalfa 97
Allium 26
Anagallis arvensis 137
Anaphalis margaritacea 188
Anemone quinquefolia 70
” Rue 70
” patens 69
” Wood 70
Anemonella thalictroides 70
Anthemis Cotula 198
Apios tuberosa 98
Apocynum 144
Aquilegia canadensis 72
Aralia nudicaulis 121
Arbutus 131
Arctium minus 201
Arethusa 52
Argemone mexicana 75
Arisæma 20
” triphyllum 20
Aristolochia 57
Arnica mollis 200
Arrow-heads 19
Artichoke, Jerusalem 195
Arum, Water 21
Asarum canadense 57
Asclepiadaceæ 145
Aster acuminatus 187
” cordifolius 184
” ericoides 185
” Heath 185
” Heart-leaved 184
” lævis 183
” lateriflorus 186
” linaritolius 187
” multiflorus 185
” New England 182
” New York 183
” Sharp-leaved 187
” Smooth 183
” Starved 186
” umbellatus 187
” vimineus 186
” Wood 187
Avens 88
Azalea 126

B
Baptisia australis 91
Baptisia tinctoria 92
Bean, Wild 98
Beard-tongue 161
Bee Balm 156
Beach Drops 167
Beggar-ticks 196
Bellflower 173
Bellwort 25
Betony, Wood 166
Bidens frondosa 196
” lævis 196
Bindweed, Hedge 148
Bittersweet 157
Blackberry 85
Blazing Star 176
Bloodroot 75
Bluebell 173
Bluets 170
Blue-weed 151
Boneset 177
Bouncing Bet 63
Brassica nigra 79
Brauneria purpurea 191
Brooklime 163
Broom-rape 167
Bugloss 151
Bunchberry 123
Burdock 201
Bur-marigold 196
Bur Reeds 18
Butter-and-eggs 160
Buttercups 68
Butterfly-weed 145