Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-05-12
WILD FLOWERS.



rive - rapidly that - car scarcely note
ths order Of thsir eomiag Dsy ~ day
their numbers incrcase. unti fron hiil top
% valley. the lad - clothed ~ith fo-er..
Auoons The srsi Of The esrly Nav ao-ers .
the Nooi-Anemone. An~s1sc s~utorosl. q
dsiicaie hulc plant. 18th vhite doscrs ting
ed 18th parpie outside. crossing IN ola
-oOsis and pastures. AM remaining IN bios
son unil jane Ia company 9Th tbe An
emone or in similar lccalities, grows the
Ber-crt. Cr'irr7a s-sal,fol,a. ,ons tiue.
called wit Oais- Il open. a. long. pa
dent. cream -colorcd io~sr.. Tor The ~hoie
uou,h
The Iriliiums al blossom from early MAY
uniEtbs middle Of jane. Tbc Purple Trii-
liun o. Birihroo;. Tllli.- sr--f,ru,. usually
b~gins 20 blossom a fc- days bciorc the
other sTeCies. Ia j. Show PiaaL gro--
ing IN damP. shady placr,. The Painted
Trilhum or wake-Robin. T-lil,v-s sryfir-
casysr,. rs rsiAis White. painted viih
purple stripes a. the base. 4. our nos, bcsu-
tifsl sPscies. Ia grow, IN cold woods and
s-amPs The last aud least counmoa ore.
!, the Noalinr TrilHsm. Trlirr, o-ruuuH..
18th snou-~hite ao~crs. recovered and al
most hidden under ih. lcasc-. IL grO-, IN
SHADED. noi'i places.
Their az thrce sPecics % ,ioleis. be-
SIDE those already ueniioned. that blossom
from tie sr.t 81 Nav until the middle q
June the Common Blue Ni.et. TtoE1 ~
csif7fs The Arruw-l-avei Nioict. Iloia
s1g,n1fa. ard ths Ancrican boz Nioiet.
Iseia Muhio.iergas. All these spcciss have
blue ho~cr, boz ir 10 frsi The leave. aru
hesrt-.hapcd. With long icaf ,,alt-. and the
fs-crs ar on leafless stems IN tbc A-ro--
lcascd Niolci. the leaves arr lour ard mar
ro-. Nth short icaf-.tslks. and th- forrr
stems lcaacss. a. IN the Common Hlue So
cis, tbc pos Niolst Ia, ieafy ho-sr s,etn.
snd ho-crs Nth long spur-. Ths Arro--
lcaVed Nioiei - found in dry pastures. etc.
th- oihc-- A. found almost ev~rv~h-rr.-
on damp Hea1o-, ard dry bIl-top. IN
,-amps and by The ~av-.iie. Thsrc 70
another 'p-ci-s. The Do-ny Yelio- Niolei
Tlala y,u'csrrlf 18th siout. lcafy stem. anl
bright yellow a0-crs Il gro-. 10 rich
sol along streams. ard j. IN fo-cr fron The
middle % May uniil the lsss Of June.
The dehcatc litiic Innocsncc o. D-ari
Fsnk. oii1iaa..isa oeY1.iis. - constant
ornament along rivuleis. ard b. most.
gras,y raj sides. from The s-,t - Nav ~
al Asgsst- Il grows IN thics patches. car
Peiiug tbc eround. 9Th d ghi bloc blossoms
~hich fnany fade 20 Waite The VIII
Strawberry. Fruyara rIry.sirus. - eel
kno-n Tor - fruit. a3orns 18th lts fo~cr-
many hill-sides ard ~ay-sides during the
Whole q MAY. Therc Is ano;her species Of
strawberry. not 80 common a. ihi.. ~hich
Erow. on mo1niains Al rockv bills q %
the Alpine StrA-bsrry. Fragarla re,-s.
~hich unlike most q our I'D piant. D, a
native - Europe a. eel a. Of this country
Many % tie cultivated stra-berrics arc
varieties 81 ihis sPecSes. Thc Leaiber-Isaf.
cassasdrI oliy-tiafa. q lo- shrub ~ilh
tough cversrcen leaves and -hiie bead Lac
fovcrs s;rsng Al0ng The ends II the bran
ckes. gross in boys sr wct situasious. AID
biosssn. early IN May
From the .second week in MAY uuiiI he
middle OF June. the hilltop. ard mountain
SIDES are vhnencl 18th the fo-er. % the
Spring Sasifrage. S.u1frags rirgiai-.sis.
This hardy Iiile plant gross ouiy 10 tbs
most exposed ard barren place. u.aaliy On
the aiuost naked rock. The Pepper root.
H,rfaria ipiy.ia. 18Th Is rscvuae q large
~hiie fo-ers. grouing IN ricb opcn -ood,
an aisng streams. fosers BY tbc uniddlr
az Nav. The reot-saiks and even tbe
leaves. taste Ike Water Crcs. In similar
siiuatious 9Th this plant. the Ground Mt
or D~arf Ginseng. -fral,a frlfol.a - found
Il bears ii' pure -h,te ho~ers ia dense
ro-nd cluster a. the 81 lamit oi che Stem.
Iust above ~bori ofthrcc cornpounl leavss
The barren All icrtiie fo~crs arr on diasr.
at pants. tie latter icing succeeded BY q
chester Of green bcrries.
A. he same tine viih tiese lltlc plar,.
comes III asvers q the ~ HousysuctIe
Losio,r1 e,iiafa. q shrub three o. four fest
high. -fh rae stra--colorsd fo-sr. i-
pairs a. BE ends % ilo branches il.
ho~ers ar socceeded By bright rel berries
vhich are g1ife a. ornanental a. The fo~
srs. Il % comuen in roxy -ooi, u,
Mosnitin Ply IIoneysuetir. Laaic>rr -r-p
h1. Be- uot o. common - chs la.t. and bloc
SONS little iatcr. u gross fn rirh -ool,
and neaio-s. ihc Jsn--berry. A-ssl1a
cti~r -rl1isa'is. in al BE- msny varieties
prodsces ifs atuula-t rbite fouers 81 ti.l