Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-25
NOTES ON THE FLORA OF YER.
MONTH";.
Columbines, Vfolctss Dandclion'
Triliiutns aud Others.

slfs II Is ''ii''i'n ~"
Its home name Is that hfst glVeh, whiie lbe
true Cowslp IL kind of Primrose. II is
os,o, ,,,1y s.-,rt,od ovor q n,.,do,v Jotting
.' ,.l -, 1917, .,,,, ,.,,,
us sufi'ce WIN Tvs o''S".' H"''.' ''l'""' va.
som ctlmes II is crowded ny lis iuAurlanl
growth go that we have field of cloth Of
Ella
s'tu' .,,-
ohe ""u'u suFpose 'iV'i' '"SNi' '"sPS@
ton of the .wo that Cowslips and Columbines
u.rc ,bn,,i 10 uistnntly related ns any
a ..,.,t, ,,..,d ~., ,Lo,, haio,o Il, ,be
ii'"e'S sou'u VIC "hu 'et my o'''"s W ',''
same family. This Tact Illustrates ruin
thai very son beComea evident to the stu
dent of p,,uro TINT farm or qcpcrol appcar-
,.,,,. .,., o., ,a,an,,;,;,n
| ahc'' 10 VI 'c'I iu'e 'aue !" uo'e'n'''''"e
he afiinities of natural objects. The CoLuM-
BtgE, cr Honcysuckle, as 1t is wrongly
c,l,od ,s n, airy cracoful nl,n, IN ia every
~, ,,..'l, 80 ,.. .,.aa ,f
part Inc p'u'sn gree" iea'c'' maui Wy VI
many sma II, lubed leaflets, are almobt as
handsome as the flowers, and these with
their bright red and yellow scpals, nodding
Cheelly 10 every passing breeze, give us
welcome rs we visit them In their rocky
hillside homes where they most do conere-
gate, though they may be found along the
borders of groves, OF even IN open iields.
| There is an exquisite little plant, rare
here, though common in the Msslssippl
valley, known as the Dicentra. just below
the surface of the ground, is queer litlie
bulb, from which arise few most dcllca,ely-
cut leaves-nonc are moro so-and stem
four or five inches high, upon which grow a
half dozen OF the oddcst flowers imaslnaoie.
| lhclr form Is qulte wei ihuicnlcu ny
the common name given TO them IN some
placcs-Dutchman's Brecches. very dainty
brooches they are ana III color wnlte Win u
creamy tint
| Another species OF Dloentta has less ab-
surdly shaped flowers, though they are not
at all like these OF other plants. lhese
come, not from hulDs, Tut from Underground
stems along which, strung IKE oeads, are
yellow tuDers looking IKE niue grains "a
corn, whence 'he name oquir.ei oo'n' me
flowers OF this species are oil a rosy WHITE
Both species grow In ilch WOODS.
The NIoLETs are always ana eVerywhere
favorites, and yet they are nowris that must
lie kno~n 10 De appreciated. ine,r ,i,a',ns
are mol 10 Dc e"fHVereo a. .ue iiis' Einnce
they, must dc sought an they WI r..
ward search. iiic ehlte aoseucc y, uil W ~
Is snowy or haunting aids 10 lheir altiac,lVc-
ness. The ietals, DE they white or yelio"'
peculiar and irregular outline and unequal
size. In some species we iind little soil
tufts In the throat ot the np"er, ana III
most we may hnd very uelca'ely drawn
lines OF brown or purple. am afraid that
1t Will be bit OF news TO many WI nave
| often gathered violtts, when they near 'ha'
they have only seen haif OF the flowers
which the plants produce Down near the
ground, or even almost bclo" the surface,
are other flowers which are very small and
not highly colortd and t'r mat reason
rarely noticed. But lhese are much more
important TO the plant than inc more snowy
ones that hold their headS go high above
them, for 1t is these inconspicuous flowers
Tat produce most oil HE seed. ihefe Is
this excuse Tor not noticing lh,se MOWERS,
that they do not appear tlil alter the others,
though both Kinds may Dc tounu on the same
plant.
| The shy little WHITE VIoLki 10 odt earliest
species Even in Apnl these flowers may
| he found hall hidden anna the grass III
which they nestle as II almost afraid to
make their appearance, Dut they grow a
little less timld after WINE ana hoIl
their heads somewhat higher. About the
same time, or perhaps few days Ia,er' lie
common BLUE VIOLET opens It's lowers;
1t is a most variable plant, both In sl1' and
location. now II is seen u. ARG ciin;p ou
moist hillside, anu no" u"atieu almost
beyond recognition, IL Is ioshu On saiiu-
bank. US leaves are roliea 'ogelher Ia 'ha
Duu IKE thc sldes on pa'c',iei,' scroll aii.,
as they grow oiurf nnro!i, Dut not until
quite mature Go luey Wholly turn OUT lHe
edges. Because OF these GU ;uilate ieaved
TINS species is cIiIeu 't0s" tHcu'"eo Dc
lore these nave Dcen Id oloohi long tnt
KouSD-lEAvED VIOLET may NC lounu 10
damp places anu WOODS, easily dislineuisheC
from the others ny us yellow pelals' several
other species OF Nlp'ct arc common ou'
they do not tloon! I'LL iater'
by Inc sue OIL Woou roH!a' or near tte
cages OF groves unique Hltio mower Is
abundant. 1t Is the FElsdKD foLYGALA, or,
as 1t is often called, twin SISTERS. Inc oYa'
gI.ssy leaves ol inns pant nave susnt
"ihteigrecn navur al" the magenta ho~eis
nlaments. 1he petals anu scpais hrc very
Irregular IN their iorm' anu once separated
II IS mol easy Tor every one 10 say winch IS
which. IN this pant we nave luilher CYL,
dente oil Tue use people 40 not make OF
their eyes ior upon the same stem winch
| pears the flowers that we al nave seen, may
be found, down pear the groih, or luat De-
meath 1t, whilisll leaves ana lowers ana,
like the hidden violet flowers, these produce
most OF the seed.
Were this an average season the SnAD
Bush would now lie in bloom 1t has given
us all pleasure to see this BUSH or tree as 1t
sometimes becomes'-a snowy mass against
the light green 81 The surrounding trees. II
may usually be found in social nearness to
other varieties, ior II loves thickets anu the
edges OF woods better than any other places.
We have, besides the species ilself, four well
marked varieties. The earlier flowers are
found on those varieties that bloom before
the leaves unfold, but by AID BY. others de-
velop leaves and flowers at the game time.
Few shrubs are more attractive than this
and it is very strange that it is no! more gen
orally used for lawn decoration. The diifer-
ent varieties grow to different sizes; some
are never more than bushes, while others