Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-08

and hard in his heart-all because OF bit
Of this little shrub and a breath of It's arc.
matte ohor. Homely yet much loved Sweet
Fern, what plant could fill its place were it
taken from our noray 1t is scarcely needfu
say that 1t Is not fern at all, the only affinity
It has with those plants being found in the
form of its long, narrow, notchcd leaves,
which somewhat resemble portions of some
ferns. 1t is a plant which asks very little of
the earth in which it grows. choosing the
drycst and most barren soil in which 10
grow, and ont OF the dryncss and harrenness
il ds,lls lis sweetness.
| alluded Ia The Iirst of these papers
to what believe to be fact, that in the
New England woods and meadows We have
as interesting and as beautiful flora as is to
he found anywhere, and | wish to call at
tcniion here to what believe 10 lie another
fact, of a similar nature. We have always
been taught to look to Araby the blcst, or
the Isles OF the Pacific for sweet perfumes,
aromatic spices or luscious fruits and, as so
often happens, have so focused our eyes
upon distant objects that they cannot sec
those that are at hand, but does not our own
New England afford all Of these that we have
sought so far away They are good, very
coed. but so are thesc-thc products of our
stony hills and chilling climate. think Mr..
Warner is right in saying that 'there Is no
part OF the globe where the subtle chemistry
OF the earth produces more that is agreeable
to the senses than New England hill pas
ture and the green meadow at its foot"
Have we not the strawberry and the rasp-
berry, the blackberry and the curraut, the
cranberry aud the burberry, the spearmint
and peppermint aud all the other mints the
wintergreen and sassafras and prckly ash,
the sarsaparila and the birch, Tie spruce and
the balsam-iir? Have we not these growing
| 81 ontancously in our woods and fields, Or
| improved hy cultivation, in our gardens-all
these and mere and over all the fragrant
winds that blow from forests of odorous
cvergrecns.
The WILD GALA abounds In our swamps
and is pretty miniature of its grand rela-
tive, so commonly cultivated. 1t has the
same modified leal brooding in its spotlcss
whi,cnoss over the rod-like cluster Of little
flowers within its shelter, and the same
bright green leaves, only all are tiny as COM
pared with the African plant. What Il miracle
of transformation is this-the snowy white
ness developed from the black mud and
rising above the dark, foul waters of the
swamp,
Another product of the swamp is
| the iare CALYPSO. 1t is strange that 50
fair Il plant should hide in the inncrmost re-
ccsscs of some dark swamp. but so it is. A
very rare plant generally, 1t sometimes
grows in abundance in such a place, and from
out OF the bed of spongy moss in which it
hides It's bulb, it raises its pretty, pink,
hooded head on stem a few inches high on
which grows a single small leaf. 1t is some
what like little Lady's Slipper, but more
dainty and exquisite. tbs one of the prcttiest
| vi the Orchids, but most tantalizng in its
rarity.
| MAY lsth-MAY 22l
ClemalIs verticillarls. D. c. Atragene. Rare.
ylorna, l.. Brltteboro and Southern Yer.
| mont, Rare.
| Thactrum anemonOdes Nix. Not common.
| Thaictruln diolcutn, l.. Common.
| Copts ttifolia Sal. Goldthread. Common,
Actaea spicaa, L. Var, rubra, Nix. Not very
common.
alba, Big Common.
BERBERls yuLGAkls, l.. Not common.
| FCMARIA oFFiC.SALIs. hare.
| Cardamne roatundifolia, NIX. Cress.
!" - Var, sylyatica. Gray.
| rgArEssIs, L.
Arabs yrata l.. Not common.
Draba arabisans, Nix. Shores of Lake Champaln
and Willoughby Lake.
incana l.. Woughby Mountain.
flocrkia prosepnacoldes. Wild. Colchester. +. H.
liosford.
| RHAMSUS CATlIARriCrS, l.. BucNthorl.
Staphylea trIfolla, L.. Bladier-nut. Not common.
Prinns Nlrgnana, L. Choke Cherry. Common
,,,' :" ., sero'na Ebr, Black Cherry. -"
Rubus trinorus Rich. Not common.
| strgosus, Nix. Red Raspberry. Common
| Z" occdenialis, l.. Black Cap Raspberry
| Rbcs acustre, Por. W.li Curran,.
| 4" prostratum, l.. Her. Not common.
| % noridum, h. Black Currant. Not common
| - rubrum, l.. Red Currant.
| g AuREUM, Pair. Escaped from gardens,
| Tiarclla, corllfolia, l.. Common.
| frientalis Americana. Pursh. Star-nower. Com
Veronica scrpyiIifolia, l.. Common.
c,r,a ,PpsreSEi1a' va' T Nmi 1:o, co
mon.
poycina, Mutt pg-nut. Not very com
mon.
Amara, Mutt. Ditter-walnut. Not com
| mon.
Quercus alba l.. White Oak. Common.
bcolor, Wild. swamp Oak. Not com
mon.
Coccinea Wang. scarct Uak
Var. tnctorla, cray. BLACK OAK
Var. Ambryri, Gray. Gray OAK
| icitoai. Wang, Scrub OAK,
| macracarpa, NIX. Buy OAK.
| prinodcs Wild. Dwarf Chestnut oak
| prin. l.. Chestnut OAK Western YER
| LiOn,.
ManlenLerg. a. Ensl. Gardeners island
ubra, l.. Rcl Oak. The mos, common
| species.
Fagus ierrugInea, All, Beach. Common.
Osirya virginia., Wild. Hop llornbcam. Not com
| inOn
| CIrpinus Americana Nix. Iron-wool. Not com
| mon.
| Myrica Gale, :. Not common
| Cumptonia aSplentp!la Ait. cry common.
| Gala palusris, l.. Wild la. Common.
| Calypso bOrcaliS sal. CALYPSO, Very rare,