Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-05

Was everywhere hrighcucd ard beluliied by
ibn wl'ir disks If the Convolvulus.
There j. II genus II parasite palis. whirh
iHC,pdrs uuny species scattered all uv,rth,
world, belonging to the same family. rEoy
nave no ctnnHun name unless DoDDER he
SUN. We have bat one species here, but
It tNHi'its very well the strange appearance
ol the genus. A tanglc Of yellow threads.
some twisted about the stems ard leaves of
weeds, some lying loosely upon them is
what Is usually found when one comes upon
the Doiher, but when in bloom it is more,
and thea II wrcalhcs its white festoous
closely shout the weeds aud is very pretty.
In'rG ae never my green leaves or any
leaves ii all, unless We regard certain little
scales as fcprcseu'ng leaves, aud the plant
nee nonr, TOR II steals its food all prepared
ny The gitcn leaves of the plants to which il
attaches itself. IL begins lite in AS hout 81 IL
way as any liant the seed terminating in
the gruunu aad sending up stem aud down
some 10 Is, but as soon rs n little start is
saiGcd lis iphercnt trait begins to manifest
itself, and 1t seeks for some herb to which
1t may attach IFS yellow threads and rs soon
as these have fairly twinel about il little
promlncnccs arise ard press into tie bark
and through II aud reach the currents of SAP
lhis they erihk in, and thus the plant wakes
SsiBl ~ NiI 'aIltust vi Tue nlSt, NO
sooner doe; the DDdder find itself well settled
upon the otbtr plant than it leaves its root to
perish and NJ longer cycits Itself to draw
food from the clth. NJ one who has not
very carefully inspected the Do,der would
At irsl suspect It's relationship with the
Morning Glory, but its closely packed
iloweIs, which form long, cylindrical masses,
are in reality tiny Morning Glories and their
structure at once places them where their
app 'aranac would not. Four or five other
rather Insignificant vines complete our list
Several species OF the Buckwheat and the
Smniwccd family are vines, one or two Of.
thcm ratlCr pretty. Also two species
of SmilaX both of them uncommon AID
neither very Interesting grow in Vermont.
July ii-JuLy 81.
Hylgrio'"' Pgrlag.m,.iid.atnT, AT. st. Johnswori
" eNpttcnBl, Hook.
" torynJo'ayl, Muh.
io.raa'ics Ee,itiaa,, Sait. Touch,mc-not. Dalsam
Dr,modiuo, cansdcas.. D. c. Tics.Trcfoi.
Spifca tomcntasa l.. naidhack.
trbd'd. Mar. Ony Wild near East Randolph
Common IN cultivation.
hId.cct''n' a"in.'yo,iun', L. Willow Herb.
coioraf,n Muhl
hehMory.tis iobatd, II. u. wild Cucumber.
ciTdr .macniaii l.. Water liemflock.
EuId'oriuBt dJerdfoides, l..
a. IcrJJtdtuH, l.. B1ncset.
" IUiYUsyrMi l..
sericocar4ti' ,6ldagncns, Nccs. whte-,oppcd Asicr
IS g-0iicy, Nccs.
A''e' g'an"i.o.tae, li.G Rare, and found In only
tess localities.
i~rjs, L. open woods.
- var. cyGHeH-, Gray.
ptrrHicoidcs, II. g. Rich Kills. rare
q nHtuldtus, l.. Dry woods.
so'iadgo MnCeo.ata /. Golden Rod Meadows.
| lSrLA l!ELgNIrM, l.. Eecamrane. Roadsidcs.
Ruot,Gktt h"ta, L., Cone hover. introduced
| LAtPA orr NAILS, Al. EurlOck.
Ldet"cl tuHair'.sc, l.. Whd Lettuce.
var. sdHguhed. II. q. PIN
groves.
Lo1clia i'!'a'a, l.. Loacl.a. Old fields and ras
lures.
Ea,SGi. /. CAM.. Not common.
| g DnrtR,dHHu, l.. Water Lobulia.
fo'ierm cae,pitos'fa, Nix. Mountain Blberry
| G'tpittrid Irocln,b.es. l.. Wintergreen.
I~ga'c"ta cWgGri', l., Mount -Mansaeld. rrir
sc,qpapirrit noi.sa. L. se 10. common.
{, ,,., yls5,a, l.. r9lils.-asal!, Wei places.
iges''he' gratioio'des, ncaih. southern part o
the State.
'o.. q ha.'a'l, L.. Roa'lsdes. Common.
pgenantac,au.a ,auticrm. rursh Mountain Mint.
idnceoidtHa. fursh, "a -
GiM'iIH, Pursh. "
L"lhaa'f", gclI,o,ac, Ben Giant IIyssop.
ihcy.o,tgia i"gimana Benih. Shore Of LAX
| ChImpain.
se"tc''a,ia parrv'a, MX. scuilcap.
| gGicTicudii, l.. ="
Mafu5rilai euiyarc L.. lIorehouni,
GAlEorSis TErsArir, l., Roadsides. Hemp Ne,
LAp,NrM, l..
S'acbg, laIpsiris, l.. Hcdg, Nctle
| var. GspcTd Gray.
Dalc1sia LaIponiea' l.. Mount Mansfield Pm
cp.cu't Ggoaorii. NtIct. Dodder.
Mcaii d.1cFa Cries. Charlotte. iosfiofd.
| .ll''YitDl c.um1tiruH, l..
Asr.tpias i,carnaiG, l.. swamp Milhweek.
| g obiusUcAV. Nix. Milkweed.
Wr'eJd'r. l.. BIalileboro. Frost.
| - tdIcyi, ON. kuOtweCd.
PEsNSNiN \SiCuM, l..
| PERsICARIA, l..
EvrnoEBlA IlEL!oscorIA, l.. spurge.
rFrlrs l. Charlotte, prnslc.
| ic1'Whd Iirginitd. l.. open fields.
t'tt" piglcA, h. Neite.
no%+t%.@ta @yiisl g, u WiS, c0' N''''''
idrictrria iean'gi,taoa, Mlhl. Pcllitory.
tANNAEIs Saliva, Iourn Hemp.
| Abcud pitH1Go, !. Water rlantin.
sagittaria Ganctfo,,ia, Arrow lcat.
hete'"phyIa, iqr Mouth OF Mssss1noi
q" var, @fTitca, G. R. Ferrlsours
| prngle.
| ra.iabf., Enye.
| erGmia,i, Nix. Mouth Of Mississippi
Prlngc.
A." NgisHs, Nix. Dralleb9ro. Frost
HaIe'a''a d'elAarilStiinS,, Hook. Boys. Whit
psY'hoisS, Gray. Meadows. Pirp,
| Irlngts. orchis.
| tGjsitH't, LOOK. swampS
:. pujesccns, Il. b.
llsrostyl.s ~onoldyta+, Lnde. Pomlret and othe