Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-09-07

spring calls out new impulses AMI the vine |
begins to grow and may reach length of
many feat. No description can do full JUS
lice to the newly formed stems when at in
tervals they bear the daintily shaped, light
green, compound leaves. These leaves
remind us Of those Of the Columbine and |
Rue, but they are more beautiful |
The vine is very shy and hides itself in wild
and rocky places, and 1t is in just such places
that It's lovelines' is best seen. 1t would not
be possible for Adlumia to be uncomely
under any circumstances, but when 1t can be
discovered hanging its sprays over jagged
rocks or among coarse shrubbery its charms
are greatly enhanced by the contrast. 1t is
rare, think, IN Vermont, and have not
usually found many plants growing together,
but only one or two, or at most but few, and
it may be found in one locality at one time
and not at another, for 1t never flowers
more than once, then withers away and its
children may grow near it, or elsewhere.
The flowers show very clearly the botanical
ailinities of the vine. They are, as they
should &C. the browning loneliness of lovely
plant. They are small, wedge-shaped, of the
faintes, shade of pink and of that almost
crystalline texture which we find in some of
our most charming flowers, as If they were
made of tiny dew-drops which had in some
way become fastened TO each other SO that
they could form the wonderful fabric Of the
petals They grow in long, pendulous mas
ses.
The Adluuia belongs to the family that
contains the Squirrel Corn and other DECENT
rus and the CJrydals, all of them odd and
beautiful plants. When We think of the
locations which this vine chooses for itself
we can not believe that it can he successfully
| cultivated, but it may be induced to grow
all ,.lll
| shaded, but those who plant the seed must
remember that the vine aud the flowers do
not appear until the second year, only a
somewhat bushy herb coming from the seed
the first season.
| The noP Is as coarse and harsh vine as
the Adlumia is fine and soft Were it not
Il vine il would have little of interest for us,
but il is thoroughly vine-likc in ITS habits and
neither coarseuess nor harshness is enough to
ubliteratc or overcome the inheren, atlrac-
tivcncss of its mode of growth. There is nc
plant which is not wonderfully beautiful aud
intensely interesting in its minute structure,
and there can be none, but there are many
which do not exhibit much beauty in theii
various parts, stem, leaf OF flower, although
taken as whole they may be handsome,
The Hop is such II plant and its vigorous
growth as it densey covers the shrubs ol
small trees about which it tsines gives it d
fine appearance. tbs interesting, too, 10 watcl
the many free ends as they slowly SWEEP
about, silently, but with unfaltering devo
ton, following the sun. In the fall the rougl
foliage is softened by the little cene-likt
fruits, which swing themselves over TIT
leaves like tassels.
The WILD CUCUMBER, or Echin0cystis, il
in It's habits not unlike the Hop, but it is ,
less bold and vigorous grower and of les
plcbeian appearance. 1t is well named, for
though far more delicate and pretty, it i
nevertheless much like the Cucumber of tn
garden, not clumsiy lying on the ground Il
does that vine, but rising over branches o
other supports, it spreads its. caves and tosse
its wands of flowers as if determined to b.
as fine as the finest That it succeeds in
measure in its efforts is sufficiently PROVED
by its frequent cultivation, and when in flu.
bloom and well grown it certainly furnishe
abundant reason for any liking which it ma
inspire. The stamna,e flowers are as llgh
and airy as could be desired and are born
in long slender clusters. They are very ligh
green or often white and sometimes are pro
duced in such numbers as to almost hid
the leaves beneath. The Wild Cucumbe
belongs to the Gourd family and produces
large, prickly, oval pod in which are seed
somewhat like those.of the Watermelon, an
its structure is that of dried gourd o
melon.
JULY July Il.
| Cfn,icifuya rdcemosd, Ell. slakeroot. Rare.
Ery'imum eheiranthoides, l.. Bra,teboro.
SisyMBRIuM oFfiCiNALE, Sop. Common
| Ioianisia grdreoiens. Raj. Lake shore.
Lcched major, NIX. Pinweej.
Eioiea Virgnica, Mutt. Common in swamps.
, DiASTHUs ARMERiA, l.. Pink.
Arenaria Grontandicd, sp. SUBMITS OF highe
Angelina dichoion,a, Nix. Rocks near Burlington.
MJttuco rcr,iciilta, l.. Carpet weed.
portga,a o,eraeea, !; ,o Purs lane, o,,
| 1iia americana, l.. Baswood
, | Linum usIrATissiMuA, l.. Flax.
G,ranium I 6IssEcTuM. L. l.. crancsbtn.
0raiis ic,io.eiia, L. Mountain sorrel.
Ioiy1aia antigua. Mutt. Milkwrot.
, r,ttOtiun, o Gfgenss L. Rabblt.foot Clover.
. Asiragaius Canadc"sts, L; Lake shore.
Hsdysarunt Goreaic. Mutt. Mansfield and Wiougl
vIciA sArrvA, l.. vetch Common in grassy field
r var. myrtfolius. Gray.
Amphjcnpea monoiea, Mutt, Ground nut.
nyd,a.gc %,sGgssss"s l. wiz "a, yS1anseaR hare
t Hnotherd bi,nnis, l.. Evening Primrose.
I Ludrigid pdiustr $, Ell. Swanps.
Hsdyceoty 1y Im@if "a L. Pennywot.
!, from gardens.
ConoselinUin Cdnddenss T.-& e..
7 Sum lfneare Nix. Water Parsnip.
Cryptotrnia Canade,'e, D. .. Homework.
n Conium macuiatum l.. Poison liemock.
, SYM horicdrpus rdcemOsus, NIX. Snowberry. M
Dfp.aep. .yre.,y,, %ii ieasel; Old fields.
, | Rhoiodendron fauriHtu,n, L.. GrOton Pond.
a Dianthera americana, l.. borders OF streams.
Phryma Lepfostachya l. Not common.
MESrHA yiHlDIs, Il sPPe .n 'II,n,o,
al CquddtnSis, l.. Mint
d var GiADR IA. Bent.
Lyr?p"' E9ep@%; L. si %a,sr l0f Gr.y
HYssorus oFFICIsALIs, l.. iyssop. Grand Isle.
= MELISSA orrIoIAiiis l.. Balm.
D MoSarG a EE%t13osa,I: Wild Berganot.
q Tor eaptatna, , koalsd, ar,v r.rr,.,ora
v Folygonum acre, II. b. X smartseed.
4 - dmphibium, L.
:. aricuiare, l.. knoigrass.
rdr erectunt, 10th.
:. c"SvoLtuLrs l.. Bindweed,
" dumetorum, LII. False BucSwheat.
= +" enue, Nix.
/ " Iirgindnun, J.,
v d" rpTarun,, L. Alpine Bstort Mi. Man
' Comandra iirida, Kich. Nit Mansfield. Pringlc.
Y Ceratophyiium temersun l.. var. schinatu,n, Ora
, c ci" resca, l.. Chestnut. Not common.
t y" angtstiJoiia, l.. +" Ferrisburg. Pringle.
Spa''ss""~ s sinyf@tl Maa. Eng bur 'ee''
u car Nuttallii, Gray.
' fuitans, Gray. SterllI
n Pond.
h Naias ferHis Rost.
" potaInO1eton conlpressus, l.. Pond weed,
/. :" Ciautonii, Tuck Dead Greek. Pringl
Y " hyJridus NIX. Lake Champlafn.
o " spiriiius, Tuck. Brat leboro, Frost.
" GrdmineuS, J..
!, " ndtdns, l..
Il " pcetinatus, l..
v HaJenarid EpperbOrea, X. BIZ. Orchls.
= " Gcerd X. Br. Boys. Rare.
" oLtusdta, Rich. Camel's Hump
n | Spiranthes ldtifolid, Torn.
o RomanZopiana, Oh. North Pomfret.
" Cerntid, Rich.
: " graciiis, Big.
c Cypripeiium spectacle, Sw. Lady'5 Sllppe
a Boys.
. Streptopus ampiex ifoiius, ID. c. Mountain forest
. ANinni tric0ccum, Ait Garlic.
u schpnoDrdsuDl. l., Windsor. Leland,