, 1876-04-15
SPARKS OF SCIENCE,

lilo If1n{ffN. l0MlT fIA0t. With flitks bfA[t~
shared, t,teo-1obol loayse, and pa]e ,iuk, buo,
borne on sten,a enrlnpfpn directly from tho
roots, There nro two spocies included ia tic
dorn of tho Northern Un,tod States, differing,
,,orovor ,.n,,, a,,.t1,, ,,o,, n,,b c,,o, In tho
..s ~ -. ,.s.s. 49,. -,,,,sot
oa't suo !opos 0, w 'es'ou s, o,u 4a..u,
tho plant ID named Htpd!ica tsloda. In tho
other. tho ,otey Of tho Ieaves and tho Leaf
! n,rt. ~ t,,o rown, uro neute honee tl,o
, pa'ss ~ Nv ao"sa U,,,,;a, a..,i,oha notN
species grow In wooded places, aud tnoir
| flowers may now be soon nodding on thoir LAlrY
acnnc. in lilo secluded spoto which eiyo them
% aholtor. Tho II. ocutilo1a ia found iptho rsyipes
| pact.o'' An' ~ "taseo. 20 'o.1 1,,,,s
OF d'cncoo anu THO groves ~ At'Sefeido hno
| 1IuaJnte. The howor OF tho Atpdtica is not
What the botsntsts call complete. It las only
ono 10. Of floral envelopes, whereas in most
~ s.. ~. .t.. ~. sa...I.a.
.o"ets 'uolS a.e t"o'-'oo ou1'f se, 'osmus q,,.'
tho casS1' aaa tho fonef sct the coro1ia' Ino
Ntpatica Is destitute OF corolla; but tho sepals
Of tho caly1, being colored, act as substitute
.,.,.a =. ~. -, s.,r. ,r.. H.. t,a,.- ,..ssoo
s'aoo ~ l1aee VI a ca'y1' Ahue sao noScf pasaes
IN ordinary oSe6 "a 'hofough'g equipped. and
mono but tho expert suspects 1t to bo wanting in
an7 Of Its pppendacoe.
,r,o H,,of;ro heionos In tte croy, goot family
~ ,,o...1-. ~ ~. oos .s,'
OF t'a"ane''oes', t'oe Inas n0S soVe1a ea.i5
toreost 10 aDpe.r m M s ' tho Es.y c'ostoo os
fJ,n,unc,,fu. fo,c{c,,l,ri., .,h,ch atsru tho vs,
,r. T., ,,;ia ono,7 ,,,..os ,,;, -. h.iah, ,.,,o,r
uta uaso ~ ".a' opeu p'aeee "'u M 40 plea sonu"
blossoms, ncsthng' oh thelf snols Stems, csoso !
to tho Ground. 1t might 30 called Dwarf but
tcrcup Tor It IL bpocios OF the l,uttercup
genus. and ms tho atsa9anG atsElpntee that marx
| ts nea1 Ecia,tsos. l1o!: baocock, "ao hae p1o
hshoa catalogue OF tho plants that may 20
iouna u.ihsn ~ mica OF ChlcaRo Includes IN
the lle1 nlx apocles and one variety o. isannneu-
Ms. Ine u; a1aatAtS, or MhlLe Mater crow
iooI waea ,,s nosaoms % IRON June 70 August; os.
Hats ~ t n'.cpee t Sas. Gi @ moodam gay a.amo Ayao
EatKi tne r. q. f1afsh1t anu Fdn: 'effesr1 grow
SOUTH or WOODLAND tno II. cy7nodt1'7d,
spoelos s anoo<,ug a1noy SOILS, ana aenang oa1
louR tunuetss "u'c1 Iout a. ths Jo!nt6t u com"
mon mon Hlsnh the eaiy Amats sne Is. 9oornoas
WIN eHail, pale-se!io" Ho"ele. y Ionna IN
groves anu nlonE suehms 10 tho auoufos OF tne
ivy Az uao -. 1epd"S' Ut cfeeP'pH oFo"ioo'
"uTnnoS sp1ln nr ~ ua.ar "ooa. .,, ,.,, ,,,. -,.,
Ine CtoE!ooss aio tnuen lesa ponultr WIN
noWoe-iose5s Is taan ase tael5 cousins, Ao 1nen-
o1less OF Mina-tloNats, onS species Sf these
lasI, .he n. nesnorosa 9mnoa 9ma hnemoae}. comes
70 eali{, nno has auen pa!ao, deIcate o!oasoua,
Ga CEin o1sa.n 81 .Ae sps.ns. Ine slngle "nieo
ioMsf-oonetmes 1euEea Win Purple on tne
outsaaeLaloops ai nxe poa oyat % .no 1hIee green
entes ta a. on tno sna 1a tae asem
patenInt ~ a4enB .uo ststo y. MooJs, Aia II. oltou
| RINGING tho oascs OF uees, ana, Wlta its heaa
p9Weu W't 'ow. aas ao appca.*usso q anatnhng M
mf, ,thaa nue cot1u ~ nsars;d spns eAisaSG wv Il
nny no n.cfas sasneao ~ 'e1so na' ti; taof Gnu
o@,s't Go ~ ~ @ hin,-.. taung .
Ielbat ~ ns ~ teo.r utooaa sGrousA auo *nolo
ftanu"9i,v 1ans ~ H.. nv oa ,,a; t t
thnv cnc,,a a' IT, III ia ~ III
~ ~ yc;.,;s ~ ~ or cn u' tA'
61Th Tho - aaaistr4 ,cn,ao;';s,. " I'M. A.>
~ ~ ,o.1 n. t%s t a,.at ~ . 4eaenuna3
ha;rs = tcw a,,s - aacsta n,ant @ith t....4.ir
cnran6ond cor"6 al 'osvoa anI cnaar n nrsttv .',;'.
Sonpoupa ra,n aua'tH, apa ssst9t ~ psgsy mn..o
~ MS"o.n o.nu so.,;1, t..a ~ ttso.uclu. H.
1he specles ~ p!eItAA tn,ousn " 1Ae "ooos
un,s M IF rs @ aa9 ary ay vead"nnS aSf sio Mo nnro
naIo I'm soiin1s sni rrosnisi Gnyara IL satae nao
aso, '9 t sm1 t u ~ eo
i,a1 pn,r l.; ''.' '.I soI7
cn,,taa any s;tsn" tIc i,osht d "s set
Tha y nnrDurasces ,,a ~ aud far c. cei f1n. 11et .r
vor a.ontar n3eronra Of Tho conua that arn ~ - ho
n,,1;r o5 =, Is nk slat m ~ ~ ~
3o1na = Aus.lm % anu a. msoo rafa y Juno ana
guy. Luz !sopyfhna G.teFhatanh Hhich groWe
II M LUG ~ Hoguh gsis Mgss o. as4; aoosH 10 nacn
miasaken Ior IL. ~ ~ slender Aelo, WIN wh'te
!lowoEs ana ternateIg- eIg-compound ieaVoas anu Is
N ~ 'n,1, nuon hh u may; ,s. ,,,.,,.,a <o.u.
Eves3poay ahoMs u rno r maagoia Iahaa
Which 10 commonly used 40 pot-hero III the
spring. II nbounos IN wet places, and.
| thonHh course: Wes pianI loaxs cheofJ
III th8 d!stoneo Wttn 10 ,!en oatk-6roeh tollARe
that the ICY 3 Colum5ino Ae1ai49ta tanaafnsIsh
WIN lss 1uu'aaalsoo uoWel, Shoee nve petals are
prolonged INTO largo hollow sphrh, - grouped
Hita tho ,tiow!ooss, anu, ny reaaoh 0l cioso
| ahlaltles' oelohEa 10 tn1 sAmh family Examine
: aoHof. anu tneto VIII oe 6eeh u tne oentre .
Mass ot asaalons soHonnons tho plstlss, lust as
t9o GsoW1oo4 Or 1u.s.eleap, WHO the Leaves
~ tuo p.1ns nto tetAssa,1 1svnpouna' sn1 oehsl,
INTO OF 'Stapa!es. and NO JUICE ia colofloas aud
Mra; nneh" re smohg tne srass taat aeenfe
t1s Ma tolaa'p1n1 H " " "lepIesantaaVo o. tnc
tMaaHen"cts' n.fh a1 re Iae oaa,opehshgs ~ Hyae
a1.l.,, W. a,a 'nG wooas q summit Anu laverhluc
a"n,u a"nn eno p1aa'' WHICH p'oon1s aton' April 70
WIZ, W. ,,,,, ,,.,,,,-,,,
r,a Mert" a'oa. or nlte Daaebefty' has am
aa o ~ ana9 lsasch; ana sfor1 terminal r.
ny T.. nato oSefs; Hhlcn arc aacceoa-
trsritvn n1ca,, oel.es. i Ina p,sht 70 not A.
ia. ~ th. nt%1 70 'ne potanht, VINO mas boat
eea u ~" 70, aaaen sssassn1o Of tho hosba 10
s,,u - hr;t,i. tsat i"a compensate Tor she ab-
Hcts1 ~ rsra in onp o rsnnu aa Gleshas lorna Tue
,'.;',.s - rsrtt ~ =. 'h'sn' % uut ~ notou ~ oo-
! earring eossa OF nS. ~ Hynrniaie, whore tho