How to know the wild flowers
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First published in 1893, this field guide offers the history, legends, and etymological derivations of various wildflowers
Chapters (637)
- HOW TO KNOW THE WILD FLOWERS A Guide TO THE NAMES, HAUNTS, AND HABITS OF OUR COMMON WILD FLOWERS
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- HOW TO USE THE BOOK
- LIST OF PLATES
- INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
- EXPLANATION OF TERMS
- NOTABLE PLANT FAMILIES
- FLOWER DESCRIPTIONS
- I WHITE
- Blood-root. Sanguinaria Canadensis. Poppy Family.
- Shad-bush. June-berry. Service-berry. Amelanchier oblongifolia. Rose Family.
- Wood Anemone. Wind-flower. Anemone nemorosa. Crowfoot Family.
- Rue Anemone. Anemonella thalictroides. Crowfoot Family.
- Star-flower. Trientalis Americana. Primrose Family.
- ——— ——— Maianthemum Canadense. Lily Family.
- Gold Thread. Coptis trifolia. Crowfoot Family.
- Pyxie. Flowering-moss. Pyxidanthera barbulata. Order Diapensiaceæ.
- Crinkle-root. Toothwort. Pepper-root. Dentaria diphylla. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Spring-cress. Cardamine rhomboidea. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Whitlow-grass. Draba verna. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Shepherd’s Purse. Capsella Bursa-pastoris. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- May-apple. Mandrake. Podophyllum peltatum. Barberry Family.
- Twin-leaf. Rheumatism-root. Jeffersonia diphylla. Barberry Family.
- Harbinger-of-Spring. Erigenia bulbosa. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Early Everlasting. Plantain-leaved Everlasting. Antennaria plantaginifolia. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Spring Beauty. Claytonia Virginica. Purslane Family.
- Dutchman’s Breeches. White-hearts. Dicentra Cucullaria. Fumitory Family.
- Squirrel Corn. Dicentra Canadensis. Fumitory Family.
- Foam-flower. False Mitre-wort. Tiarella cordifolia. Saxifrage Family.
- Early Saxifrage. Saxifraga Virginiensis. Saxifrage Family.
- Mitre-wort. Bishop’s Cap. Mitella diphylla. Saxifrage Family.
- Indian Poke. False Hellebore. Veratrum viride. Lily Family.
- Carrion-flower. Cat-brier. Smilax herbacea. Lily Family.
- Larger White Trillium. Trillium grandiflorum. Lily Family.
- Ground-nut. Dwarf Ginseng. Aralia trifolia. Ginseng Family.
- Ginseng. Aralia quinquefolia. Ginseng Family.
- Wild Sarsaparilla. Aralia nudicaulis. Ginseng Family.
- Spikenard. Aralia racemosa. Ginseng Family.
- Canada Violet. Viola Canadensis. Violet Family.
- Solomon’s Seal. Polygonatum biflorum. Lily Family.
- Choke-berry. Pyrus arbutifolia. Rose Family.
- Creeping Snowberry. Chiogenes serpyllifolia. Heath Family.
- Bearberry. Arctostaphylos Uva-ursi. Heath Family.
- False Solomon’s Seal. Smilacina racemosa. Lily Family.
- Maple-leaved Viburnum. Dockmackie. Arrow-wood. Viburnum acerifolium. Honeysuckle Family.
- Hobble-bush. American Wayfaring-tree. Viburnum lantanoides. Honeysuckle Family.
- Round-leaved Dogwood. Cornus circinata. Dogwood Family.
- Bellwort. Oakesia sessilifolia. Lily Family.
- Hawthorn. White-thorn. Cratægus coccinea. Rose Family.
- White Baneberry. Actæa alba. Crowfoot Family.
- Mountain Holly. Nemopanthes fascicularis. Holly Family.
- Winterberry. Black Alder. Ilex verticillata. Holly Family.
- Red-berried Elder. Sambucus racemosa. Honeysuckle Family.
- Bunch-berry. Dwarf Cornel. Cornus Canadensis. Dogwood Family.
- Sweet Bay. Laurel Magnolia. Magnolia glauca. Magnolia Family.
- Lizard’s Tail. Saururus cernuus. Pepper Family.
- Moonseed. Menispermum Canadense. Moonseed Family.
- Mountain Laurel. Spoonwood. Calico-bush. Kalmia latifolia. Heath Family.
- White Swamp Honeysuckle. Clammy Azalea. Rhododendron viscosum. Heath Family.
- American Rhododendron. Great Laurel. Rhododendron maximum. Heath Family.
- Wood Sorrel. Oxalis Acetosella. Geranium Family.
- Poison Sumach. Rhus venenata. Cashew Family.
- Staghorn Sumach. Rhus typhina. Cashew Family.
- Poison Ivy. Rhus Toxicodendron. Cashew Family.
- Virginia Creeper. American Ivy. Ampelopsis quinquefolia. Vine Family.
- Shin-leaf. Pyrola elliptica. Heath Family.
- Common Black Huckleberry. Gaylussacia resinosa. Heath Family.
- Common Blueberry. Vaccinium corymbosun. Heath Family.
- Squaw Huckleberry. Vaccinium stamineum. Heath Family.
- Pipsissewa. Prince’s Pine. Chimaphila umbellata. Heath Family.
- Spotted Pipsissewa. Chimaphila maculata. Heath Family.
- White DaisY. White-weed. Ox-eyed Daisy. Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Daisy Fleabane. Sweet Scabious. Erigeron annuus. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Mayweed. Chamomile. Anthemis Cotula. Composite Family (p. 13).
- New Jersey Tea. Red-root. Ceanothus Americanus. Buckthorn Family.
- Bastard Toadflax. Comandra umbellata. Sandalwood Family.
- Wintergreen. Checkerberry. Mountain Tea. Gaultheria procumbens. Heath Family.
- White Sweet Clover. White Melilot. Melilotus alba. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Waterleaf. Hydrophyllum Virginicum. Waterleaf Family.
- Indian Pipe. Corpse-plant. Monotropa uniflora. Heath Family.
- Field Chickweed. Cerastium arvense. Pink Family.
- Enchanter’s Nightshade. Circæa Lutetiana. Evening Primrose Family.
- Thimble-weed. Anemone Virginiana. Crowfoot Family.
- Cleavers. Goose-grass. Bedstraw. Galium Aparine. Madder Family.
- Bitter-sweet. Wax-work. Celastrus scandens. Staff-tree Family.
- Culver’s Root. Veronica Virginica. Figwort Family.
- Black Cohosh. Bugbane. Black Snakeroot. Cimicifuga racemosa. Crowfoot Family.
- Common Elder. Sambucus Canadensis. Honeysuckle Family.
- Spurge. Euphorbia corollata. Spurge Family.
- Partridge Vine. Mitchella repens. Madder Family.
- Green Orchis. Habenaria virescens.
- Ragged Fringed Orchis. Habenaria lacera. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Button-bush. Cephalanthus occidentalis. Madder Family.
- Mild Water-pepper. Polygonum hydropiperoides. Buckwheat Family.
- Climbing False Buckwheat. Polygonum scandens. Buckwheat Family.
- ——— ——— Dalibarda repens. Rose Family.
- Starry Campion. Silene stellata. Pink Family.
- Colic-root. Star-grass. Aletris farinosa. Bloodwort Family.
- Tall Meadow Rue. Thalictrum polygamum. Crowfoot Family.
- White Avens. Geum album. Rose Family.
- Meadow-sweet. Spiræa salicifolia. Rose Family.
- White Water-lily. Nymphæa odorata. Water-lily Family.
- White Vervain. Verbena urticæfolia. Verbena Family.
- Round-leaved Sundew. Drosera rotundifolia. Sundew Family.
- Pokeweed. Garget. Pigeon-berry. Phytolacca decandra. Pokeweed Family.
- White Fringed Orchis. Habenaria blephariglottis. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Rattlesnake-plantain. Goodyera pubescens. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Common Yarrow. Milfoil. Achillea Millefolium. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Wild Carrot. Bird’s Nest. Queen Anne’s Lace. Daucus carota. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Water-Hemlock. Spotted Cowbane. Cicuta maculata. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Mock Bishop-weed. Discopleura capillacea. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Sweet Cicely. Osmorrhiza longistylis. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Water-parsnip. Sium cicutæfolium. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Arrow-head. Sagittaria variabilis. Water-plantain Family.
- Water-plantain. Alisma Plantago. Water-plantain Family.
- Ground Cherry. Physalis Virginiana. Nightshade Family.
- Turtle-head. Chelone glabra. Figwort Family.
- Common Dodder. Love Vine. Cuscuta Gronovii. Convolvulus Family.
- Traveller’s Joy. Virgin’s Bower. Clematis Virginiana. Crowfoot Family.
- Sweet Pepperbush. White Alder. Clethra alnifolia. Heath Family.
- Thorn-apple. Jamestown Weed. Datura Stramonium. Nightshade Family.
- Wild Balsam-apple. Echinocystis lobata. Gourd Family.
- White Asters. Aster. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Boneset. Thoroughwort. Eupatorium perfoliatum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- White Snakeroot. Eupatorium ageratoides. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Climbing Hemp-weed. Mikania scandens. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Ladies’ Tresses. Spiranthes cernua. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Green-flowered Milkweed. Asclepias verticillata. Milkweed Family.
- Groundsel Tree. Baccharis halimifolia. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Grass of Parnassus. Parnassia Caroliniana. Saxifrage Family.
- Pearly Everlasting. Anaphilis margaritacea. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Fragrant Life-everlasting. Gnaphalium polycephalum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- II YELLOW
- Marsh Marigold. Caltha palustris. Crowfoot Family.
- Spice-bush. Benjamin-bush. Fever-bush. Lindera Benzoin. Laurel Family.
- Yellow Adder’s Tongue. Dog’s Tooth Violet. Erythronium Americanum. Lily Family.
- Celandine. Chelidonium majus. Poppy Family.
- Celandine Poppy. Stylophorum diphyllum. Poppy Family.
- Downy Yellow Violet. Viola pubescens. Violet Family.
- Common Cinquefoil. Five Finger. Potentilla Canadensis. Rose Family.
- Shrubby Cinquefoil. Five Finger. Potentilla fruticosa. Rose Family.
- Silvery Cinquefoil. Potentilla argentea. Rose Family.
- Golden Ragwort. Squaw-weed. Senecio aureus. Composite Family (p. 13).
- ——— ——— Clintonia borealis. Lily Family.
- Yellow Lady’s Slipper. Whip-poor-Will’s Shoe. Cypripedium pubescens. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Early Meadow Parsnip. Zizia aurea. Parsley Family (p. 15).
- Golden Club. Orontium aquaticum. Arum Family.
- Spearwort. Ranunculus ambigens. Crowfoot Family.
- Indian Cucumber-root. Medeola Virginica. Lily Family.
- Common Bladderwort. Utricularia vulgaris. Bladderwort Family.
- Yellow Pond-lily. Spatter Dock. Nuphar advena. Water-lily Family.
- Winter-cress, Yellow Rocket. Herb of St. Barbara. Barbarea vulgaris. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Black Mustard. Brassica nigra. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Wild Radish. Raphanus Raphanistrum. Mustard Family (p. 17).
- Cynthia. Dwarf Dandelion. Krigia Virginica. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Rattlesnake-weed. Hieracium venosum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Dandelion. Taraxacum officinale. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Poverty-grass. Hudsonia tomentosa. Rock-rose Family.
- Bush-honeysuckle. Diervilla trifida. Honeysuckle Family.
- Cow Wheat. Melampyrum Americanum. Figwort Family.
- Meadow Lily. Wild Yellow Lily. Lilium Canadense. Lily Family.
- Prickly Pear. Indian Fig. Opuntia Rafinesquii. Cactus Family.
- Four-leaved Loosestrife. Lysimachia quadrifolia. Primrose Family.
- Yellow Loosestrife. Lysimachia stricta. Primrose Family.
- Rock-rose. Frost-weed. Helianthemum Canadense. Rock-rose Family.
- ——— ——— Steironema ciliatum. Primrose Family.
- Common Barberry. Berberis vulgaris. Barberry Family.
- Yellow Star-grass. Hypoxis erecta. Amaryllis Family.
- Wild Indigo. Baptisia tinctoria. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Yellow Clover. Hop Clover. Trifolium agrarium. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Dyer’s Green-weed. Wood-waxen. New England Whin. Genista tinctoria. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Yellow Sweet Clover. Yellow Melilot. Melilotus officinalis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Rattlebox. Crotalaria sagittalis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Butter-and-Eggs. Toadflax. Linaria vulgaris. Figwort Family.
- Wild Senna. Cassia Marilandica. Pulse Family.
- Partridge-pea. Cassia Chamæcrista. Pulse Family.
- Common St. John’s-wort. Hypericum perforatum. St. John’s-wort Family.
- St. Andrew’s Cross. Ascyrum Crux-Andreæ. St. John’s-wort Family.
- Common Mullein. Verbascum Thapsus. Figwort Family.
- Moth Mullein. Verbascum Blattaria. Figwort Family.
- Yellow Fringed Orchis. Orange Orchis. Habenaria ciliaris. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Jewel-Weed. Touch-me-not. Geranium Family.
- Agrimony. Agrimonia Eupatoria. Rose Family.
- Yellow Wood Sorrel. Oxalis stricta. Geranium Family.
- Sundrops. Œnothera fruticosa. Evening Primrose Family.
- Evening Primrose. Œnothera biennis. Evening Primrose Family.
- Horse Balm. Rich-weed. Stone-root. Collinsonia Canadensis. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Black-eyed Susan. Cone-flower. Rudbeckia hirta. Composite Family (p. 13).
- ——— ——— Rudbeckia laciniata. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Golden Aster. Chrysopsis Mariana. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Golden-rod. Solidago. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Elecampane. Inula Helenium. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Fall Dandelion. Leontodon autumnalis. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Wild Sunflower. Helianthus giganteus. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Sneezeweed. Swamp Sunflower. Helenium autumnale. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Stick-tight. Bur Marigold, Beggar-ticks. Bidens frondosa. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Smooth False Foxglove. Gerardia quercifolia. Figwort Family.
- Tansy. Tanacetum vulgare. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Witch-hazel. Hamamelis Virginiana. Witch-hazel Family.
- III PINK
- Trailing Arbutus. Mayflower. Ground Laurel. Epigæa repens. Heath Family.
- Twin-flower. Linnæa borealis. Honeysuckle Family.
- Showy Orchis. Orchis spectabilis. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Twisted Stalk. Streptopus roseus. Lily Family.
- Wild Pink. Silene Pennsylvanica. Pink Family.
- Pink Lady’s Slipper. Moccason-flower. Cypripedium acaule. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- ——— ——— Calopogon pulchellus. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Pink Azalea. Wild Honeysuckle. Pinxter Flower. Swamp Pink. Rhododendron nudiflorum. Heath Family.
- ——— ——— Rhododendron Rhodora. Heath Family.
- Sheep Laurel. Lambkill. Kalmia angustifolia. Heath Family.
- American Cranberry. Vaccinium macrocarpon. Heath Family.
- Adder’s Mouth. Pogonia ophioglossoides. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Common Milkwort. Polygala sanguinea. Milkwort Family.
- ——— ——— Polygala polygama. Milkwort Family.
- Fringed Polygala. Polygala paucifolia. Milkwort Family.
- Moss Polygala. Polygala cruciata. Milkwort Family.
- Spreading Dogbane. Indian Hemp. Apocynum androsæmifolium. Dogbane Family.
- Hedge Bindweed. Convolvulus Americanus. Convolvulus Family.
- Purple-flowering Raspberry. Rubus odoratus. Rose Family.
- Pale Corydalis. Corydalis glauca. Fumitory Family.
- Common Milkweed. Asclepias Cornuti. Milkweed Family.
- Herb Robert. Geranium Robertianum. Geranium Family.
- Bush Clover. Lespedeza procumbens. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Tick-trefoil. Desmodium Canadense. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Tick-Trefoil. Desmodium nudiflorum. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Bouncing Bet. Soapwort. Saponaria officinalis. Pink Family.
- Steeple-bush. Hardhack. Spiræa tomentosa. Rose Family.
- Deptford Pink. Dianthus Armeria. Pink Family.
- Purple Loosestrife. Lythrum Salicaria. Loosestrife Family.
- Meadow-beauty. Deer-grass. Rhexia Virginica. Melastoma Family.
- Clammy Cuphea. Wax-weed. Cuphea viscosissima. Loosestrife Family.
- Sea Pink. Sabbatia stellaris. Gentian Family.
- Marsh St. John’s-wort. Elodes campanulata. St. John’s-wort Family.
- Rose Mallow. Swamp Mallow. Hibiscus Moscheutos. Mallow Family.
- Salt Marsh Fleabane. Pluchea camphorata. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Hairy Willow-herb. Epilobium hirsutum. Evening Primrose Family.
- Fireweed. Great Willow-herb. Epilobium angustifolium. Evening Primrose Family.
- ——— ——— Epilobium coloratum. Evening Primrose Family.
- Purple Gerardia. Gerardia purpurea. Figwort Family.
- Joe-Pye-weed. Trumpet-weed. Eupatorium purpureum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Pink Knotweed. Polygonum Pennsylvanicum. Buckwheat Family.
- Sand Knotweed. Polygonella articulata. (Formerly Polygonum articulatum.) Buckwheat Family.
- IV RED
- Wild Columbine. Aquilegia Canadensis. Crowfoot Family.
- Wake Robin. Birthroot. Trillium erectum. Lily Family.
- Wood Betony. Lousewort. Pedicularis Canadensis. Figwort Family.
- Painted Cup. Castilleia coccinea. Figwort Family.
- Wood Lily. Wild Red Lily. Lilium Philadelphicum. Lily Family.
- Turk’s Cap Lily. Lilium superbum. Lily Family.
- Hound’s Tongue. Cynoglossum officinale. Borage Family.
- Butterfly-weed. Pleurisy-root. Asclepias tuberosa. Milkweed Family.
- European Hawkweed. Devil’s Paintbrush. Hieracium aurantiacum. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Oswego Tea. Bee Balm. Monarda didyma. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Pimpernel. Poor-Man’s-Weather-Glass. Anagallis arvensis. Primrose Family.
- Cardinal-flower. Lobelia cardinalis. Lobelia Family.
- Trumpet Honeysuckle. Lonicera sempervirens. Honeysuckle Family.
- V BLUE AND PURPLE
- Liverwort. Liver-leaf. Hepatica triloba. Crowfoot Family.
- Common Blue Violet. Viola cucullata. Violet Family.
- Dog Violet. Viola canina, var. Muhlenbergii. Violet Family.
- Bluets. Quaker Ladies. Houstonia cærulea. Madder Family.
- Bluebells. Virginian Cowslip. Lungwort. Mertensia Virginica. Borage Family.
- Blue-eyed Mary. Innocence. Collinsia verna. Figwort Family.
- Forget-me-not. Myosotis laxa. Borage Family.
- Wild Phlox. Phlox divaricata. Polemonium Family.
- Robin’s Plantain. Blue Spring-daisy. Erigeron bellidifolius. Composite Family (p. 13).
- One-flowered Cancer-root. Aphyllon uniflorum. Broom-Rape Family.
- Violet Wood Sorrel. Oxalis violacea. Geranium Family.
- Pitcher-Plant. Side-saddle Flower. Huntsman’s Cup. Sarracenia purpurea. Pitcher-plant Family.
- Wild Geranium. Wild Cranesbill. Geranium maculatum. Geranium Family.
- Gill-over-the-Ground. Ground Ivy. Nepeta Glechoma. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Larkspur. Delphinium. Crowfoot Family.
- Wild Lupine. Lupinus perennis. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Harebell. Campanula rotundifolia. Campanula Family.
- Blue-eyed Grass. Sisyrinchium angustifolium. Iris Family.
- Venus’s Looking-glass. Specularia perfoliata. Campanula Family.
- Skull-cap. Scutellaria. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Fleur-de-lis. Larger Blue Flag. Iris versicolor. Iris Family.
- American Brooklime. Veronica Americana. Figwort Family.
- Common Speedwell. Veronica officinalis. Figwort Family.
- Arethusa. Arethusa bulbosa. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Purple Fringed Orchises. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- American Pennyroyal. Hedeoma pulegioides. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Monkey-flower. Mimulus ringens. Figwort Family.
- Common Motherwort. Leonurus cardiaca. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Corn Cockle. Lychnis Githago. Pink Family.
- Blue Vervain. Simpler’s Joy. Verbena hastata. Vervain Family.
- Beard-tongue. Pentstemon pubescens. Figwort Family.
- Self-heal. Heal-all. Brunella vulgaris. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Wild Bergamot. Monarda fistulosa. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Day-flower. Commelina Virginica. Spiderwort Family.
- Blue Linaria. Blue Toadflax. Linaria Canadensis. Figwort Family.
- Spiderwort. Tradescantia Virginica. Spiderwort Family.
- Pickerel-weed. Pontedaria cordata. Pickerel-weed Family.
- Blueweed. Viper’s Bugloss. Echium vulgare. Borage Family.
- Nightshade. Solanum Dulcamara. Nightshade Family.
- Great Lobelia. Lobelia syphilitica. Lobelia Family.
- Indian Tobacco. Lobelia inflata. Lobelia Family.
- Hog Pea-nut. Amphicarpæa monoica. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Beach Pea. Lathyrus maritimus. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- ——— ——— Strophostyles angulosa. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Blue Vetch. Vicia cracca. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Chicory. Succory. Cichorium Intybus. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Blue and Purple Asters. Aster. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Iron-weed. Vernonia Noveboracensis. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Blue Curls. Bastard Pennyroyal. Trichostema dichotomum. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Sea Lavender. Marsh Rosemary. Statice Caroliniana. Leadwort Family.
- Blazing Star. Liatris scariosa. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Common Dittany. Cunila Mariana. Mint Family (p. 16).
- Closed Gentian. Gentiana Andrewsii. Gentian Family.
- Five-flowered Gentian. Gentiana quinqueflora. Gentian Family.
- Fringed Gentian. Gentiana crinita. Gentian Family.
- VI MISCELLANEOUS
- Skunk Cabbage. Swamp Cabbage. Symplocarpus fœtidus. Arum Family.
- Wild Ginger. Asarum Canadense. Birthwort Family.
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit. Indian Turnip. Arisæma triphyllum. Arum Family.
- Alum-root. Heuchera Americana. Saxifrage Family.
- Blue Cohosh. Caulophyllum thalictroides. Barberry Family.
- Early Meadow Rue. Thalictrum dioicum. Crowfoot Family.
- Lily-leaved Liparis. Liparis liliifolia. Orchis Family (p. 17).
- Beechdrops. Cancer-root. Epiphegus Virginiana. Broom-rape Family.
- Pine Sap. False Beechdrops. Monotropa Hypopitys. Heath Family.
- Rattlesnake-root. Prenanthes alba.
- Lion’s Foot. Gall-of-the-Earth. Prenanthes serpentaria. Composite Family (p. 13).
- Wild Bean. Ground-nut. Apios tuberosa. Pulse Family (p. 16).
- Coral-root. Corallorhiza multiflora. Orchis Family (p. 17).
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