Evening star., 1914-07-26


which you thought much of when Nu-,
We're children. the butterfly weed and IN
fine orange-colored flowers of III" pieu
risy root. Along all the waysidcs YOU
will find wild carrot or Queen AIMS i:ic',
or the birds nest" flower mingled WITH
sturdy and persistent yarrow. the ~"
often confused by careless observers Ct"
those who have not much OF an "He irr
the common wild things that grow ar"iln 3
us.
The yellow flowers Of the evening vlitn-
rose are quite easily found. the trum"c;
vine. that brilliant member OF the bes"-
mia family. is in bloom. and almost
everywhere grows that inconspicuous lit
tie flower which probably has local
name, but is widely known as Houstonia
purpures, cousin to the little b'u"i "t
early spring. which is Houstonia ca"ru-
liza. When the bluet passes away in the
spring IL is succeeded by this little pur-
plet, which remains all summer
Some rather dingy and scar masses OF
the dafsy-like flowers of the mayweei
are to be met with, but the white patches
in the fields. when not yarrow and ear
rot, are generally found to be daisy
fieabane and daisies Among the little
blue or purplish-blue flowers usually met
with are those of ground ivy ar gill
over-the-ground. 1t is persistent little
plant and requires for its comfort no
great show of hospitality. Just let II
alone and II will do the rest. Try 10 sx-
terminate 1t and il will defy you ST.
Johnswort gives wellow touch 10 the
flower world just now. hardback or stee-
ple-bush Is in flower in som" favored
places, wild roses are still blowing and
purple sage SALIVA lyrata may be seen
in some shady and moist spots. thopgh
it is late for this SNOWY flower In the
fields where farmers are at work or will
be at work little later you may see
conspicuous displays of various vetches.
the purple pea-like flowers of vica crac-
ca and vicea villoSa being the varieties
most commonly met with.
Some curious lore exists and some curl
Gus beliefs persist concerning ST. Johns
wort. which is also called in various
parts of Europe. whence it came To
America, devils flight" A good deal is
made of the yellow flowers of this COM
mon plant on the day of the feast of
John the Baptist in England and by the
peasantry of France and Germany Re
ligious ceremonies In commemoration OF
that day are not considered to be COM
plete without decorations of St Johns
wort. Another of the properties of the
plant is that il hung in the window of
peasant home, or for that matter in the
window of a palace. it will ward off the
dangers of storm and of thunder and
lightning and will also keep evil spirits
from fitting or prowling around the
premises. 1t is this property which has
caused it to be known as devils flight
Within little while. and perhaps with
favoring weather 1t is only a matter OF
days, the ironweed will be in bloom. This
is plant which in rich and moist lands
grows as tall as seven feet and is a
prominent member of the composite fam
lily. The purplish flower heads are group
ed in fat-topped clusters and the rays
are slender and numerous giving the
flowerhead the appearance of little this
ties. Tall blazing star is another member
of the composite family. which will soon
be in bloom: perhaps. specimens have
been noted already by persons on the
lookout for them. This tall and hand
some perennial which bears magenta
purple flowers grows in dry situations and
sometimes reaches height of six feet.
though the average height of plants Is
about half that
Joe Pye weed. with its stem stained pur-
pie and its rosy-purple flowers in fat
topped terminal clusters. sometimes ten
feet from the ground, is making ready to
bloom. The goldenrods will Sild the
fields this August and September as they
have always done, and there is one va
riety. early goldenrod soldago juncea,
which may be found in flower even now.
The lance-leaved goldenrod. the rough
stemmed goldenrod. the Canada golden
rod and the blue-stemmed goidenrod are
the members of this family which will
light up the landscape.
Lobelia, or the cardinal flower and o.
wego tea will help to supply the reds In
the picture, and the gentians. blue, downy
and fringed will give the touch of blue
And then as summer begins to wane
will come the asters. the white varieties
being the heath aster, the many-leaved
aster. the starved aster and the sharp
leaved wood aster The blue asters Will
be the smooth aster. the New York aster
and the heart-leaved aster, while the
New England aster will touch the flower
kingdom with purple splashes.