, 1877-09-08

FLOnA ROUND ABOUT CHICAGO.
The I1HooMnArEs.-rhcI Ijroomrapcs-
claccm,-forln curious group. distinguished
from tho majority OF tho ycgetahtc world by
tl.eir strange parasitic habits. MaRy members
Of various families, like the Dntlt1cr OF the Con-
volvulaec:c, and the M!stlttoe Of tic Lorant''a~
ccr. draw their noilrisl,uncnt from tho stems
Of other plants but tho Broomrapes dcrisc
their s,,stenanrc exclusively from tho roots OF
different species. In this ttacv resemble tho
waxy Indian Pipe, the tawny Bccrh-Dsops, anil
others of the sui>-ors]er MonotropeH, anll also
few OF the Fisworts. Scrophntartacca. Dnt tho
PARASITIC FigwortA show no pccullarlty VI aspect
to bctray their dependent character. They pos
eess The 9rcen foliage an1 the eoi0rcd corollas
which arc common to their order. The Drooni-
rarss, on :ho one hand, arc lentch plants, with
t,plr brown or colorless scales covering thcir
stems, as though thcy lud grown in the dark,
or lad fed upon nm insufficient 1r unwllolcsouo
dict. ....
There arc upward Of 100 species In the famI-
1r. yhicl, arc scattered over Europe. Africa,
Hsta. ur,l. Sortl, America. They nrc yery rare
In In,l,a, and, indeed, arc nowhere abundant.
Five species ins,abit tho United States east OF
tic Mississippi, md two aru included III tho
fora round about Chicago. These last belong
to the genus Anhyllon. Tho trst, a. un'forutu,
CALLED popu'arly tho Onc-Flowcrcd Canccr-aooe,
has been gathered In tito woodlands at Glencoe
and Riverside. Its stctns orc nearly concealed
underground. anil send up slender scanet, bcar-
t,,g, II, April and May. from ono 10 three p'r-
ullst llowrrs. The second species, the a. las.
cirulntunl, Is natiyc I'll tic sand-lhIls 1!o1tl VI
Pins Stnkton, The scapcs pf this plant are
crowded with blossoms, whtcl, open In May,
rte Or,banrharcn arc OF E1ttl9 or no service
to mankind. Solne OF tho species nase ~ Tor
hit ttIs iIas 1f fato years almost altogether died
awuY, The species arc nn hcrb1ccous. ansl thcif
paraslttc habit offers All insupcrabse barrier to
Not 40 with tic Dinlwecds or Conyolyulaccr.
Tits extensive order If chiefly clltnbtIg plants
aiTo1ls son,u of thu Highest ornaments Of our
ronseryatnr!cs and dover. gardens. The pretty,
Cyurcss-Vinca, With their flnrly-cnt foliage antl
starry blossoms al scurlct ana white. AMI tic
Mor,Ing- -CloEtcs, with thctr hcnrt.stlapcd leaves
md large purple bells, nre now crcrTwhcrc eI!l-
belllstlnE cultivated grounds With their grace.
fut Irapefics and Aunptuaus co'oring. Il'c f!rst
uf these haro bccn brought to us froni Tropical
Amcfira or from India, anu the last if9m Mc1'
tro and the Torrid countries Of our Western
Hemisphere.
Thv Conyolvulncem number nbo1st 100 species,
most ot which are twlning herbs or shrubs, .
few ouly having tho habit OF Greet olistlca. u
il Tropical tan1tiy, 1uytng tho hot suns ant
moist airs Ut the 1orFtd Xnnc. a small ,sutnbcl
nrr distributed over tho Tcnlpcrate regions, nl!
have III our vicinity four natfyt Species
Tic o-Fine,-tpomtna pandnrata
~ trailing plant bearing white '|owc5s With {
purplIsh stain lu thcir tubts. grows at ltlvGFside
[ and blossoms froul Iunc tu August. The 4Gdgc
| BinJwccd, ,-Culystez!a scpiun,,"-'"'th White