Newark post., 1911-04-19
LITTLE FLOWERS OF SPRING AS DISCOVERED
BY LITTLE FOLKS OF THE LOCALITY

comes from the hosts OF lite wild
flowers with which eur woods are till-
ed They do not haunt themselves III
gaudy colors as the more hardy flow
ers OF a later season, but modestly
haunt wood and dell, mostly follow
ing the trend OF strcam!( After tbs
dea n O. all blooming plants and the
baroness OF nature during the winter
months, few things are hailed with
more delight, whether conscious or
unconscious. than these dainty little
plants that grow i'll such profusion to
satisfy an "allewinter-growing de
sire
The children need only word to
awaken keen appreciation OF their
little friends of the woods.
In spite of the backward spring.
some of the little ro!k have discover
ed early arrivals, and brought hardy
specimen 20 the schoolroom. Those
reported during the past week are wild
mustard, bloodroot, dogtooth, violet.
hepatica. spring beauty and violet.
Mrs. Charles Starr Dana gives us in
teresting information about these lit
tie plants. All the following quota
tons are taken fro mher book, How
to Know the Wild Flowers"
BLOOD ROOT.
'In early April the cur'ed-up leaf Of
the blosd root, wrapped in its papery
bracts, pushes its firm tips through
the earth and brown leaves, bearing
within its carefully shielded burden,
the young erect f1ower-bud When the
perils of the way are passed and a
safe height is reached, this pale, deep
" lobed leal resigns its precious
charge and gratefully unfo!ds itself;
meanwhile The bud slowly swels into
b,ossoU."
No flower OF the year is possessed
with a more spotless beauty. 1t sug-
gests the purity of the lily, and to
enhance its charm, there is added the
shortncss of its life. Unless we are
wide-awake we are likely to miss Il
altogether. One or two warm day:
bring il to maturity, and day o
wind scatters the petals and destroy:
the love'iness. The snow white petal:
vary in number, sometimes there be
ing only eight. again numbering il
the teens. 1t grows on rocky hillside
and on the borders of woods.
The rootstock is filled with a ret
liquid which flows like blood ron
the broken stem. This liquid wi,
make lasting stain. The Juice wa
priced by the Indians as a decoration
for their faces and tOmahawks.
The petals fall almost immediate
after being gathered, so the way t
enjoy the blossoms beauty is to visi
The woods itself
SPRING BEAUTY.
so hashiu when | spied her
SO pretty, SO ashamed
SO hidden in her leaflets =
Lesr anybet.y find:
So breathless till | passed her,
So helpless wheE | turned
Aud tore her struggling, blushlng,
Her smpc haunts beyond!
For whom | robbed the dnge,
For whom betrayed the dell,
Many will doubtless ask me,
But | shall never tellr'
What ilower-at least in the ear
year, before it has gained thar touc
OF confidence which it acquires later
is SO bashfu!, SO pretty. SO fushe
with rosy shame, so eager to deer
its modes.y by closing its blushir
petals when carried off by the despoi
er-as the spring beauty"
This flower may be found from no
antil some time in May, usually grow
ing in moist places, often in compar
with the yellow adder's tongue
1t is only exceeded i'll dantness
the anemone, and is sometimes col
fused with this flower. Aside fro
the characteristic OF daintiness, no,
ever, there are few points of resent
lance.
The rose-veinedcorolla easily di
tinguishes the blossom while stem al
leaf are widely different "Il the d;
chances to &c cloudy these howe
close, and are only induced to opt