Wild Flowers / Nature's Garden

Wild Flowers / Nature's Garden
An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors

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Wild Flowers / Nature's Garden by Anne Brontë

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1900

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447

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Wild Flowers / Nature's Garden
An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors

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Intimate life-histories of over five hundred species of wild flowers,written in untechnical, vivid language, emphasize the marvelouslyinteresting and vital relationship existing between these flowers and thespecial insect to which each is adapted.

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se spike; quickly fading; unpleasantly odorous. Perianth tubular, 2-lipped, parted into 6 irregular lobes, free from ovary; middle lobe of upper lip with 2 yellow spots at base within. Stamens 6, placed at unequal distances on tube, 3 opposite each lip. Pistil 1, the stigma minutely toothed. Stem: Erect, stout, fleshy, to 4 ft. tall, not often over 2 ft. above water line. Leaves: Several bract-like, sheathing stem at base; leaf only, midway on flower-stalk, thick, polished, triangular, or arrow-shaped, 4 to 8 in. long, 2 to 6 in. across base. Preferred Habitat - Shallow water of ponds and streams. Flowering Season - June-October. Distribution - Eastern half of United States and Canada.

Grace of habit and the bright beauty of its long blue spikes of ragged flowers above rich, glossy leaves give a charm to this vigorous wader. Backwoodsmen will tell you that pickerels lay their eggs among the leaves; but so they do among the sedges, arums, wild rice, and various aquatic plants, like many another fish. Be