How to know the wild flowers: a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common wild flowers

How to know the wild flowers: a guide to the names, haunts, and habits of our common wild flowers

By Frances Theodora Parsons
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In "How to Know the Wild Flowers: A Guide to the Names, Haunts, and Habits of Our Common Wild Flowers," Frances Theodora Parsons offers an illuminating exploration of North America's native flora, blending botanical knowledge with poetic observation. This meticulously crafted guide features detailed descriptions, accompanied by vibrant illustrations that enhance its engaging prose. Parsons situates her work within the burgeoning American environmental consciousness of the early 20th century, manifesting a deep reverence for nature while providing practical advice on wildflower identification and appreciation, making this book an essential resource for both amateur botanists and casual nature enthusiasts alike. Frances Theodora Parsons, a pioneering naturalist and educator, was profoundly influenced by the changing landscape of American nature studies. Her background in both education and horticulture equipped her with a unique perspective to bridge the gap between scientific inquiry and public appreciation of the natural world. Parsons' relentless curiosity and dedication to understanding plant life propelled her to write extensively on her discoveries, reflecting a broader movement toward environmental awareness during her lifetime. This book is highly recommended for anyone seeking to deepen their connection with nature, enhance their botanical knowledge, or embark on a journey of outdoor discovery. Parsons' accessible style and thorough insights invite readers to cultivate an appreciation for the intricate beauty and diversity of wildflowers, inspiring a sense of wonder and stewardship for the natural world.

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GenreScience and Nature
Length7 hrs 57 mins
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Publish dateMar 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
162——— ——— Steironema ciliatum. Primrose Family.
2PREFACE
163Common Barberry. Berberis vulgaris. Barberry Family.
3HOW TO USE THE BOOK
164Yellow Star-grass. Hypoxis erecta. Amaryllis Family.
4INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
165Wild Indigo. Baptisia tinctoria. Pulse Family (p. 16).
5EXPLANATION OF TERMS
166Yellow Clover. Hop Clover. Trifolium agrarium. Pulse Family (p. 16).
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6NOTABLE PLANT FAMILIES
167Dyer’s Green-weed. Wood-waxen. New England Whin. Genista tinctoria. Pulse Family (p. 16).
7Blood-root. Sanguinaria Canadensis. Poppy Family.
168Yellow Sweet Clover. Yellow Melilot. Melilotus officinalis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
8Shad-bush. June-berry. Service-berry. Amelanchier oblongifolia. Rose Family.
169Rattlebox. Crotalaria sagittalis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
9Wood Anemone. Wind-flower. Anemone nemorosa. Crowfoot Family.
170Butter-and-Eggs. Toadflax. Linaria vulgaris. Figwort Family.
10Rue Anemone. Anemonella thalictroides. Crowfoot Family.
171Wild Senna. Cassia Marilandica. Pulse Family.
11Star-flower. Trientalis Americana. Primrose Family.
172Partridge-pea. Cassia Chamæcrista. Pulse Family.
12——— ——— Maianthemum Canadense. Lily Family.
173Common St. John’s-wort. Hypericum perforatum. St. John’s-wort Family.
13Gold Thread. Coptis trifolia. Crowfoot Family.
174St. Andrew’s Cross. Ascyrum Crux-Andreæ. St. John’s-wort Family.
14Pyxie. Flowering-moss. Pyxidanthera barbulata. Order Diapensiaceæ.
175Common Mullein. Verbascum Thapsus. Figwort Family.
15Crinkle-root. Toothwort. Pepper-root. Dentaria diphylla. Mustard Family (p. 17).
176Moth Mullein. Verbascum Blattaria. Figwort Family.
16Spring-cress. Cardamine rhomboidea. Mustard Family (p. 17).
177Yellow Fringed Orchis. Orange Orchis. Habenaria ciliaris. Orchis Family (p. 17).
17Whitlow-grass. Draba verna. Mustard Family (p. 17).
178Jewel-Weed. Touch-me-not. Geranium Family.
18Shepherd’s Purse. Capsella Bursa-pastoris. Mustard Family (p. 17).
179Agrimony. Agrimonia Eupatoria. Rose Family.
19May-apple. Mandrake. Podophyllum peltatum. Barberry Family.
180Yellow Wood Sorrel. Oxalis stricta. Geranium Family.
20Twin-leaf. Rheumatism-root. Jeffersonia diphylla. Barberry Family.
181Sundrops. Œnothera fruticosa. Evening Primrose Family.
21Harbinger-of-Spring. Erigenia bulbosa. Parsley Family (p. 15).
182Evening Primrose. Œnothera biennis. Evening Primrose Family.
22Early Everlasting. Plantain-leaved Everlasting. Antennaria plantaginifolia. Composite Family (p. 13).
183Horse Balm. Rich-weed. Stone-root. Collinsonia Canadensis. Mint Family (p. 16).
23Spring Beauty. Claytonia Virginica. Purslane Family.
184Black-eyed Susan. Cone-flower. Rudbeckia hirta. Composite Family (p. 13).
24Dutchman’s Breeches. White-hearts. Dicentra Cucullaria. Fumitory Family.
185——— ——— Rudbeckia laciniata. Composite Family (p. 13).
25Squirrel Corn. Dicentra Canadensis. Fumitory Family.
186Golden Aster. Chrysopsis Mariana. Composite Family (p. 13).
26Foam-flower. False Mitre-wort. Tiarella cordifolia. Saxifrage Family.
187Golden-rod. Solidago. Composite Family (p. 13).
27Early Saxifrage. Saxifraga Virginiensis. Saxifrage Family.
188Elecampane. Inula Helenium. Composite Family (p. 13).
28Mitre-wort. Bishop’s Cap. Mitella diphylla. Saxifrage Family.
189Fall Dandelion. Leontodon autumnalis. Composite Family (p. 13).
29Indian Poke. False Hellebore. Veratrum viride. Lily Family.
190Wild Sunflower. Helianthus giganteus. Composite Family (p. 13).
30Carrion-flower. Cat-brier. Smilax herbacea. Lily Family.
191Sneezeweed. Swamp Sunflower. Helenium autumnale. Composite Family (p. 13).
31Larger White Trillium. Trillium grandiflorum. Lily Family.
192Stick-tight. Bur Marigold, Beggar-ticks. Bidens frondosa. Composite Family (p. 13).
32Ground-nut. Dwarf Ginseng. Aralia trifolia. Ginseng Family.
193Smooth False Foxglove. Gerardia quercifolia. Figwort Family.
33Ginseng. Aralia quinquefolia. Ginseng Family.
194Tansy. Tanacetum vulgare. Composite Family (p. 13).
34Wild Sarsaparilla. Aralia nudicaulis. Ginseng Family.
195Witch-hazel. Hamamelis Virginiana. Witch-hazel Family.
35Spikenard. Aralia racemosa. Ginseng Family.
196Trailing Arbutus. Mayflower. Ground Laurel. Epigæa repens. Heath Family.
36Canada Violet. Viola Canadensis. Violet Family.
197Twin-flower. Linnæa borealis. Honeysuckle Family.
37Solomon’s Seal. Polygonatum biflorum. Lily Family.
198Showy Orchis. Orchis spectabilis. Orchis Family (p. 17).
38Choke-berry. Pyrus arbutifolia. Rose Family.
199Twisted Stalk. Streptopus roseus. Lily Family.
39Creeping Snowberry. Chiogenes serpyllifolia. Heath Family.
200Wild Pink. Silene Pennsylvanica. Pink Family.
40Bearberry. Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi. Heath Family.
201Pink Lady’s Slipper. Moccason-flower. Cypripedium acaule. Orchis Family (p. 17).
41False Solomon’s Seal. Smilacina racemosa. Lily Family.
202——— ——— Calopogon pulchellus. Orchis Family (p. 17).
42Maple-leaved Viburnum. Dockmackie. Arrow-wood. Viburnum acerifolium. Honeysuckle Family.
203Pink Azalea. Wild Honeysuckle. Pinxter Flower. Swamp Pink. Rhododendron nudiflorum. Heath Family.
43Hobble-bush. American Wayfaring-tree. Viburnum lantanoides. Honeysuckle Family.
204——— ——— Rhododendron Rhodora. Heath Family.
44Round-leaved Dogwood. Cornus circinata. Dogwood Family.
205Sheep Laurel. Lambkill. Kalmia angustifolia. Heath Family.
45Bellwort. Oakesia sessilifolia. Lily Family.
206American Cranberry. Vaccinium macrocarpon. Heath Family.
46Hawthorn. White-thorn. Cratægus coccinea. Rose Family.
207Adder’s Mouth. Pogonia ophioglossoides. Orchis Family (p. 17).
47White Baneberry. Actæa alba. Crowfoot Family.
208Common Milkwort. Polygala sanguinea. Milkwort Family.
48Mountain Holly. Nemopanthes fascicularis. Holly Family.
209——— ——— Polygala polygama. Milkwort Family.
49Winterberry. Black Alder. Ilex verticillata. Holly Family.
210Fringed Polygala. Polygala paucifolia. Milkwort Family.
50Red-berried Elder. Sambucus racemosa. Honeysuckle Family.
211Moss Polygala. Polygala cruciata. Milkwort Family.
51Bunch-berry. Dwarf Cornel. Cornus Canadensis. Dogwood Family.
212Spreading Dogbane. Indian Hemp. Apocynum androsæmifolium. Dogbane Family.
52Sweet Bay. Laurel Magnolia. Magnolia glauca. Magnolia Family.
213Hedge Bindweed. Convolvulus Americanus. Convolvulus Family.
53Lizard’s Tail. Saururus cernuus. Pepper Family.
214Purple-flowering Raspberry. Rubus odoratus. Rose Family.
54Moonseed. Menispermum Canadense. Moonseed Family.
215Pale Corydalis. Corydalis glauca. Fumitory Family.
55Mountain Laurel. Spoonwood. Calico-bush. Kalmia latifolia. Heath Family.
216Common Milkweed. Asclepias Cornuti. Milkweed Family.
56White Swamp Honeysuckle. Clammy Azalea. Rhododendron viscosum. Heath Family.
217Herb Robert. Geranium Robertianum. Geranium Family.
57American Rhododendron. Great Laurel. Rhododendron maximum. Heath Family.
218Bush Clover. Lespedeza procumbens. Pulse Family (p. 16).
58Wood Sorrel. Oxalis Acetosella. Geranium Family.
219Tick-trefoil. Desmodium Canadense. Pulse Family (p. 16).
59Poison Sumach. Rhus venenata. Cashew Family.
220Tick-Trefoil. Desmodium nudiflorum. Pulse Family (p. 16).
60Staghorn Sumach. Rhus typhina. Cashew Family.
221Bouncing Bet. Soapwort. Saponaria officinalis. Pink Family.
61Poison Ivy. Rhus Toxicodendron. Cashew Family.
222Steeple-bush. Hardhack. Spiræa tomentosa. Rose Family.
62Virginia Creeper. American Ivy. Ampelopsis quinquefolia. Vine Family.
223Deptford Pink. Dianthus Armeria. Pink Family.
63Shin-leaf. Pyrola elliptica. Heath Family.
224Purple Loosestrife. Lythrum Salicaria. Loosestrife Family.
64Common Black Huckleberry. Gaylussacia resinosa. Heath Family.
225Meadow-beauty. Deer-grass. Rhexia Virginica. Melastoma Family.
65Common Blueberry. Vaccinium corymbosun. Heath Family.
226Clammy Cuphea. Wax-weed. Cuphea viscosissima. Loosestrife Family.
66Squaw Huckleberry. Vaccinium stamineum. Heath Family.
227Sea Pink. Sabbatia stellaris. Gentian Family.
67Pipsissewa. Prince’s Pine. Chimaphila umbellata. Heath Family.
228Marsh St. John’s-wort. Elodes campanulata. St. John’s-wort Family.
68Spotted Pipsissewa. Chimaphila maculata. Heath Family.
229Rose Mallow. Swamp Mallow. Hibiscus Moscheutos. Mallow Family.
69White DaisY. White-weed. Ox-eyed Daisy. Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Composite Family (p. 13).
230Salt Marsh Fleabane. Pluchea camphorata. Composite Family (p. 13).
70Daisy Fleabane. Sweet Scabious. Erigeron annuus. Composite Family (p. 13).
231Hairy Willow-herb. Epilobium hirsutum. Evening Primrose Family.
71Mayweed. Chamomile. Anthemis Cotula. Composite Family (p. 13).
232Fireweed. Great Willow-herb. Epilobium angustifolium. Evening Primrose Family.
72New Jersey Tea. Red-root. Ceanothus Americanus. Buckthorn Family.
233——— ——— Epilobium coloratum. Evening Primrose Family.
73Bastard Toadflax. Comandra umbellata. Sandalwood Family.
234Purple Gerardia. Gerardia purpurea. Figwort Family.
74Wintergreen. Checkerberry. Mountain Tea. Gaultheria procumbens. Heath Family.
235Joe-Pye-weed. Trumpet-weed. Eupatorium purpureum. Composite Family (p. 13).
75White Sweet Clover. White Melilot. Melilotus alba. Pulse Family (p. 16).
236Pink Knotweed. Polygonum Pennsylvanicum. Buckwheat Family.
76Waterleaf. Hydrophyllum Virginicum. Waterleaf Family.
237Sand Knotweed. Polygonella articulata. (Formerly Polygonum articulatum.) Buckwheat Family.
77Indian Pipe. Corpse-plant. Monotropa uniflora. Heath Family.
238Wild Columbine. Aquilegia Canadensis. Crowfoot Family.
78Field Chickweed. Cerastium arvense. Pink Family.
239Wake Robin. Birthroot. Trillium erectum. Lily Family.
79Enchanter’s Nightshade. Circæa Lutetiana. Evening Primrose Family.
240Wood Betony. Lousewort. Pedicularis Canadensis. Figwort Family.
80Thimble-weed. Anemone Virginiana. Crowfoot Family.
241Painted Cup. Castilleia coccinea. Figwort Family.
81Cleavers. Goose-grass. Bedstraw. Galium Aparine. Madder Family.
242Wood Lily. Wild Red Lily. Lilium Philadelphicum. Lily Family.
82Bitter-sweet. Wax-work. Celastrus scandens. Staff-tree Family.
243Turk’s Cap Lily. Lilium superbum. Lily Family.
83Culver’s Root. Veronica Virginica. Figwort Family.
244Hound’s Tongue. Cynoglossum officinale. Borage Family.
84Black Cohosh. Bugbane. Black Snakeroot. Cimicifuga racemosa. Crowfoot Family.
245Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy-root. Asclepias tuberosa. Milkweed Family.
85Common Elder. Sambucus Canadensis. Honeysuckle Family.
246European Hawkweed. Devil’s Paintbrush. Hieracium aurantiacum. Composite Family (p. 13).
86Spurge. Euphorbia corollata. Spurge Family.
247Oswego Tea. Bee Balm. Monarda didyma. Mint Family (p. 16).
87Partridge Vine. Mitchella repens. Madder Family.
248Pimpernel. Poor-Man’s-Weather-Glass. Anagallis arvensis. Primrose Family.
88Green Orchis. Habenaria virescens.
249Cardinal-flower. Lobelia cardinalis. Lobelia Family.
89Ragged Fringed Orchis. Habenaria lacera. Orchis Family (p. 17).
250Trumpet Honeysuckle. Lonicera sempervirens. Honeysuckle Family.
90Button-bush. Cephalanthus occidentalis. Madder Family.
251Liverwort. Liver-leaf. Hepatica triloba. Crowfoot Family.
91Mild Water-pepper. Polygonum hydropiperoides. Buckwheat Family.
252Common Blue Violet. Viola cucullata. Violet Family.
92Climbing False Buckwheat. Polygonum scandens. Buckwheat Family.
253Dog Violet. Viola canina, var. Muhlenbergii. Violet Family.
93——— ——— Dalibarda repens. Rose Family.
254Bluets. Quaker Ladies. Houstonia cærulea. Madder Family.
94Starry Campion. Silene stellata. Pink Family.
255Bluebells. Virginian Cowslip. Lungwort. Mertensia Virginica. Borage Family.
95Colic-root. Star-grass. Aletris farinosa. Bloodwort Family.
256Blue-eyed Mary. Innocence. Collinsia verna. Figwort Family.
96Tall Meadow Rue. Thalictrum polygamum. Crowfoot Family.
257Forget-me-not. Myosotis laxa. Borage Family.
97White Avens. Geum album. Rose Family.
258Wild Phlox. Phlox divaricata. Polemonium Family.
98Meadow-sweet. Spiræa salicifolia. Rose Family.
259Robin’s Plantain. Blue Spring-daisy. Erigeron bellidifolius. Composite Family (p. 13).
99White Water-lily. Nymphæa odorata. Water-lily Family.
260One-flowered Cancer-root. Aphyllon uniflorum. Broom-Rape Family.
100White Vervain. Verbena urticæfolia. Verbena Family.
261Violet Wood Sorrel. Oxalis violacea. Geranium Family.
101Round-leaved Sundew. Drosera rotundifolia. Sundew Family.
262Pitcher-Plant. Side-saddle Flower. Huntsman’s Cup. Sarracenia purpurea. Pitcher-plant Family.
102Pokeweed. Garget. Pigeon-berry. Phytolacca decandra. Pokeweed Family.
263Wild Geranium. Wild Cranesbill. Geranium maculatum. Geranium Family.
103White Fringed Orchis. Habenaria blephariglottis. Orchis Family (p. 17).
264Gill-over-the-Ground. Ground Ivy. Nepeta Glechoma. Mint Family (p. 16).
104Rattlesnake-plantain. Goodyera pubescens. Orchis Family (p. 17).
265Larkspur. Delphinium. Crowfoot Family.
105Common Yarrow. Milfoil. Achillea Millefolium. Composite Family (p. 13).
266Wild Lupine. Lupinus perennis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
106Wild Carrot. Bird’s Nest. Queen Anne’s Lace. Daucus carota. Parsley Family (p. 15).
267Harebell. Campanula rotundifolia. Campanula Family.
107Water-Hemlock. Spotted Cowbane. Cicuta maculata. Parsley Family (p. 15).
268Blue-eyed Grass. Sisyrinchium angustifolium. Iris Family.
108Mock Bishop-weed. Discopleura capillacea. Parsley Family (p. 15).
269Venus’s Looking-glass. Specularia perfoliata. Campanula Family.
109Sweet Cicely. Osmorrhiza longistylis. Parsley Family (p. 15).
270Skull-cap. Scutellaria. Mint Family (p. 16).
110Water-parsnip. Sium cicutæfolium. Parsley Family (p. 15).
271Fleur-de-lis. Larger Blue Flag. Iris versicolor. Iris Family.
111Arrow-head. Sagittaria variabilis. Water-plantain Family.
272American Brooklime. Veronica Americana. Figwort Family.
112Water-plantain. Alisma Plantago. Water-plantain Family.
273Common Speedwell. Veronica officinalis. Figwort Family.
113Ground Cherry. Physalis Virginiana. Nightshade Family.
274Arethusa. Arethusa bulbosa. Orchis Family (p. 17).
114Turtle-head. Chelone glabra. Figwort Family.
275Purple Fringed Orchises. Orchis Family (p. 17).
115Common Dodder. Love Vine. Cuscuta Gronovii. Convolvulus Family.
276American Pennyroyal. Hedeoma pulegioides. Mint Family (p. 16).
116Traveller’s Joy. Virgin’s Bower. Clematis Virginiana. Crowfoot Family.
277Monkey-flower. Mimulus ringens. Figwort Family.
117Sweet Pepperbush. White Alder. Clethra alnifolia. Heath Family.
278Common Motherwort. Leonurus cardiaca. Mint Family (p. 16).
118Thorn-apple. Jamestown Weed. Datura Stramonium. Nightshade Family.
279Corn Cockle. Lychnis Githago. Pink Family.
119Wild Balsam-apple. Echinocystis lobata. Gourd Family.
280Blue Vervain. Simpler’s Joy. Verbena hastata. Vervain Family.
120White Asters. Aster. Composite Family (p. 13).
281Beard-tongue. Pentstemon pubescens. Figwort Family.
121Boneset. Thoroughwort. Eupatorium perfoliatum. Composite Family (p. 13).
282Self-heal. Heal-all. Brunella vulgaris. Mint Family (p. 16).
122White Snakeroot. Eupatorium ageratoides. Composite Family (p. 13).
283Wild Bergamot. Monarda fistulosa. Mint Family (p. 16).
123Climbing Hemp-weed. Mikania scandens. Composite Family (p. 13).
284Day-flower. Commelina Virginica. Spiderwort Family.
124Ladies’ Tresses. Spiranthes cernua. Orchis Family (p. 17).
285Blue Linaria. Blue Toadflax. Linaria Canadensis. Figwort Family.
125Green-flowered Milkweed. Asclepias verticillata. Milkweed Family.
286Spiderwort. Tradescantia Virginica. Spiderwort Family.
126Groundsel Tree. Baccharis halimifolia. Composite Family (p. 13).
287Pickerel-weed. Pontedaria cordata. Pickerel-weed Family.
127Grass of Parnassus. Parnassia Caroliniana. Saxifrage Family.
288Blueweed. Viper’s Bugloss. Echium vulgare. Borage Family.
128Pearly Everlasting. Anaphilis margaritacea. Composite Family (p. 13).
289Nightshade. Solanum Dulcamara. Nightshade Family.
129Fragrant Life-everlasting. Gnaphalium polycephalum. Composite Family (p. 13).
290Great Lobelia. Lobelia syphilitica. Lobelia Family.
130Marsh Marigold. Caltha palustris. Crowfoot Family.
291Indian Tobacco. Lobelia inflata. Lobelia Family.
131Spice-bush. Benjamin-bush. Fever-bush. Lindera Benzoin. Laurel Family.
292Hog Pea-nut. Amphicarpæa monoica. Pulse Family (p. 16).
132Yellow Adder’s Tongue. Dog’s Tooth Violet. Erythronium Americanum. Lily Family.
293Beach Pea. Lathyrus maritimus. Pulse Family (p. 16).
133Celandine. Chelidonium majus. Poppy Family.
294——— ——— Strophostyles angulosa. Pulse Family (p. 16).
134Celandine Poppy. Stylophorum diphyllum. Poppy Family.
295Blue Vetch. Vicia cracca. Pulse Family (p. 16).
135Downy Yellow Violet. Viola pubescens. Violet Family.
296Chicory. Succory. Cichorium Intybus. Composite Family (p. 13).
136Common Cinquefoil. Five Finger. Potentilla Canadensis. Rose Family.
297Blue and Purple Asters. Aster. Composite Family (p. 13).
137Shrubby Cinquefoil. Five Finger. Potentilla fruticosa. Rose Family.
298Iron-weed. Vernonia Noveboracensis. Composite Family (p. 13).
138Silvery Cinquefoil. Potentilla argentea. Rose Family.
299Blue Curls. Bastard Pennyroyal. Trichostema dichotomum. Mint Family (p. 16).
139Golden Ragwort. Squaw-weed. Senecio aureus. Composite Family (p. 13).
300Sea Lavender. Marsh Rosemary. Statice Caroliniana. Leadwort Family.
140——— ——— Clintonia borealis. Lily Family.
301Blazing Star. Liatris scariosa. Composite Family (p. 13).
141Yellow Lady’s Slipper. Whip-poor-Will’s Shoe. Cypripedium pubescens. Orchis Family (p. 17).
302Common Dittany. Cunila Mariana. Mint Family (p. 16).
142Early Meadow Parsnip. Zizia aurea. Parsley Family (p. 15).
303Closed Gentian. Gentiana Andrewsii. Gentian Family.
143Golden Club. Orontium aquaticum. Arum Family.
304Five-flowered Gentian. Gentiana quinqueflora. Gentian Family.
144Spearwort. Ranunculus ambigens. Crowfoot Family.
305Fringed Gentian. Gentiana crinita. Gentian Family.
145Indian Cucumber-root. Medeola Virginica. Lily Family.
306Skunk Cabbage. Swamp Cabbage. Symplocarpus fœtidus. Arum Family.
146Common Bladderwort. Utricularia vulgaris. Bladderwort Family.
307Wild Ginger. Asarum Canadense. Birthwort Family.
147Yellow Pond-lily. Spatter Dock. Nuphar advena. Water-lily Family.
308Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Indian Turnip. Arisæma triphyllum. Arum Family.
148Winter-cress, Yellow Rocket. Herb of St. Barbara. Barbarea vulgaris. Mustard Family (p. 17).
309Alum-root. Heuchera Americana. Saxifrage Family.
149Black Mustard. Brassica nigra. Mustard Family (p. 17).
310Blue Cohosh. Caulophyllum thalictroides. Barberry Family.
150Wild Radish. Raphanus Raphanistrum. Mustard Family (p. 17).
311Early Meadow Rue. Thalictrum dioicum. Crowfoot Family.
151Cynthia. Dwarf Dandelion. Krigia Virginica. Composite Family (p. 13).
312Lily-leaved Liparis. Liparis liliifolia. Orchis Family (p. 17).
152Rattlesnake-weed. Hieracium venosum. Composite Family (p. 13).
313Beechdrops. Cancer-root. Epiphegus Virginiana. Broom-rape Family.
153Dandelion. Taraxacum officinale. Composite Family (p. 13).
314Pine Sap. False Beechdrops. Monotropa Hypopitys. Heath Family.
154Poverty-grass. Hudsonia tomentosa. Rock-rose Family.
315Rattlesnake-root. Prenanthes alba.
155Bush-honeysuckle. Diervilla trifida. Honeysuckle Family.
316Lion’s Foot. Gall-of-the-Earth. Prenanthes serpentaria. Composite Family (p. 13).
156Cow Wheat. Melampyrum Americanum. Figwort Family.
317Wild Bean. Ground-nut. Apios tuberosa. Pulse Family (p. 16).
157Meadow Lily. Wild Yellow Lily. Lilium Canadense. Lily Family.
318Coral-root. Corallorhiza multiflora. Orchis Family (p. 17).
158Prickly Pear. Indian Fig. Opuntia Rafinesquii. Cactus Family.
319INDEX TO LATIN NAMES
159Four-leaved Loosestrife. Lysimachia quadrifolia. Primrose Family.
320INDEX TO ENGLISH NAMES
160Yellow Loosestrife. Lysimachia stricta. Primrose Family.
321INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS
161Rock-rose. Frost-weed. Helianthemum Canadense. Rock-rose Family.

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