The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06


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With the advance of the season the
flowers Of Nav surpass in form and dress
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hasteF'Iue anu uonheu 1neir sprihs so"ns
in April. The early flowers, as Glass;
are bold in drawing and broad in design.
the later ones have n longer time in which
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still later months, but to the popular m'nd
none are so dear as the blossoms OF May.
Rest of all the new treasures is the yio-
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season IN winch IL oiooHs- 10 shs ini'4
ated, however, the name, violet does not
mean n single species, for there are many
,ina. Tbo r,oet abundant bIue one fvio,a
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are arrow-shaped IN less coihiii'n sun
viola sagittatat, while yet a third tvioia
nedatal the bird-foot violet has leaves
c,,t mn int sssma,ts en- that thew some
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1907, as the name inipi'es- Inc ''osSo'
of this last are large. light blue with YET
low -s, and they possess a faint, deli
cious odor that makes the species more
precious than its brothers, since :nrs' "e
our wild species are, unlike those O. the
English, entireless scentIess.
OF white violets we have several kinds
the small viola hlanda that brightens
swampy places with its dwarfed. fragrant.
white flowers and round, heart-shaped
leaves, a feliow-species with lanceolate
leaves " lanceolata), inhabiting approxi-
mately the same neighborhoods, and
large and prettier variety of viola blanda
that has its home on cool, messy banks.
In all these blue and white kinds just
mentioned blossoms and leaves are soli-
tary on separate stems, but in the rarer
dog violet, which has faint blue flowers.
both are arranged together on the same
erect stalk. The one yellow violet that
this section possesses also has this method
of growth. Its modest golden blossoms
are usually borne just beneath the downy.
spreading leaves, and are SO completely
hidden that the blooming is often over
looked. But the most splendid citizen OF
violetdom is the ''velvet-head," as it is
called. II much resembles the bird-foot
violet of which it is variety. save that
the two upper petals are colored most
glorious. deep, velyety shade of purple.
Surely no prettier native flower grows than
this, and it would be hard to find more
charming sight than colony of the spe-
cies in full regalia, all the violet faces
turned in the same direction. and each
perfect symphony OF light blue and pur-
pie and gold.
Far more conspicuous Is the Wild aza"
lea In those woods where the shrub
abounds the whole underground is lighted
up with It's brilliant pink hower-ciusters.
Inc large honeysuckle-hke blossoms are
rendered the more sraceiui Dy dencate
stahehs 'hat project from the throat OF
each one ana they are more snowy than
because as yet the branches pear very ut.
ne toliase' Ahother plnk-noWereu pians
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small insecfs NAV nossib1v ba co,,abt
Tho common cinI,,a-fa;1 I;,sia
with creeninS shoots u-boIo sr,iiiro ii.
low flowers and fiva-f;r,,aralI Ioa-,a. 80.
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as "1riId e+rayvbsrr,..,- not ~ - III.
ever hears such fruit hut noeSih,r hec,nss
Of the resemblance in form Of its Howe ~
those of the true berry miami The gsruir.
blossoms are white wit5 goId-
en- centres and the Ieaves arc tbraa-nartad
Iite tbose of clover orIv mrcr, Iorgar =;
softer ,extura and toothad ar the sd,as
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CLOSELY growing oed Oh II Is Iaihiiiar slght
at TINS season Oh the year. Inc species IS
calieu uniDi en-" PiaAe Wy 'he HiiureH oe-
cause oil the broad terminal leaves that
spread like green Umbrellas over the white,
waXy. curlous!y scented doom that dwells
beneath. The seeds that come later. in
cased in fleshy pod, form the May-apple
proper which is supposed to have all sorts
of medicinal qualities and which little boys
sometimes eat for the perfumed, sickening-
sweet taste that makes more fastidious
people reject it. Another children's fav-
orite is the wild geranium or eranes-biI.
hardly Nav banquet that does not bear its
onots of This herbs ninkv blossoms ~
is the most abundant Of the few, native gar
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