One of our finest native plants is the Erythronium Americanum, commonly called Dog's-tooth Violet, though why called Violet has been a puzzle to botanists. The plant belongs to the Lily tribe, and is the smallest of the family. Root a solid scaly bulb, deep in the ground, white inside, brown outside. Plant smooth. Leaves elliptical, lanceolate, pale green, dotted or clouded with irregular spots. Flower drooping, solitary, composed of six pale yellow petals, dotted near the base, expanding in sunny weather. The rapidity with which this plant exhales moisture is very remarkable. It is almost impossible to carry it any distance in the hand, as it dries and fades very rapidly. This lovely flower may be cultivated in a deep, moist, loamy soil; in any other it dwindles year by year. It is a native of moist woods and thickets, and is not
According to Gray, E. bracteatum, of Boott and Bigelow, is only an accidental state of this species. The flower is larger, and the scape has a narrow lanceolate bract about an inch long, situated about an inch below the flower. It also differs slightly otherwise.
E. albidum, the white Dog's-tooth Violet, is not found in New England. The leaves are spotted, not dotted; flower
white. Native of low thickets from Albany, New York, to Western Pennsylvania, to Wisconsin, and southward.
Thus have we gathered our bouquet of Spring Flowers. We have roamed through the woods and fields, and culled their treasures without exhausting the store. Many flowers have we neglected; much have we passed by unnoticed. We lay no claim to completeness; it requires many a ramble to learn all the flowers teach; but if we have introduced any one to a new flower, our purpose is
Goldthread, 406.
Guano, 59.
Hæmanthus, 169.
Halesia, 336.
Hanging Baskets, 253;
plants for, 254, 255, 256.
Hardy Annuals, 353.
Heating, 22-26, 50.
Heath, 76, 301.
Heliotrope, 43, 46, 106,
Hepatica, 222, 348, 384.
Herbaceous Plants, 344;
treatment, 345; list of
choice, 350.
Homeria, 177.
Honeysuckles, 338.
Horse-chestnut, dwarf,
Hot-beds, protection,
317; construction, 311;
preparing, 313; plant-
ing, 315; watering, 316;
ventilation, 317.
Hot-house, 18.
Houstonia, 391.
Hoveas, 43, 295, 300.
Hoya, 157.
Hyacinths, 182, 371; for-
cing, 183; in pots, 183;
in sand, 185; in moss,
186; in frame, 186;
choice of, 187; list of
fine, 188, 189, 190.
Hydrangea, 149.
Indian Shot, 360.
Insects, 60.
Iris, 194, 349, 371.
Ivy, German, 256; Eng-
lish, 257; Tree, 258;
Irish, 259; Golden, 260;
Coliseum. 260; Five-
leaved, 261; Poison,
261.
Ixias, 43, 163; list of fine,
165.
Lachenalia, 173.
Lantana, 367.
Larkspur, 347, 360,
Laurestinus, 156.
Layering Pinks, 133.
Leaf Mould, 59.
Lean-to House, 19.
Ledum, 343.
Lemon Verbena, 46, 145.
Lemon Trees, 69.
Lily, 374; soil for, 375;
varieties and species,
376, 377, 378, 379.
Lily of the Valley, 346;
forcing, 220.
Linum, 46.
Liquid Manure, 59.
List of fine Azaleas, 76;
Camellias, 68; Heaths,
84; Pinks, 136; select
plants, 46.
Loam, 59.
Lobelias, 46.
Lupin, 349, 359.
Lychnis, 349.
Lycopodia, 252.
Magnolias, 333, 334.
Mahernia, 46, 153.
Manettia, 46.
Manure, 59.
Manuring, 58.
Maurandias, 229.
Mealy Bug, 60.
Mignonette, 356.
Mountain Laurel, 343.
Mouse Ear, 385.
Myrtles, 46, 141.
Narcissus, 196, 371.
Nasturtium, 108.
Nerine, 178.
Nierembergia, 368.
Nigella, 358.
Olea, 46.
Oleander, 150.
Orange Tree, 42, 46, 69.
Ranunculus, 374, 400.
Red Spider, 60.
Rhododendrons, 340; list
of hardy, 341,
treatment of, 340.
Rhyncospermum, 43.
Roses, 118; China, 118;
list of China, 122; Tea,
123; list of Tea, 124;
Bourbon, 124; list of
Bourbon, 125; Moss,
list of, 339; Climbing,
338; June, list of. 339;
Perpetual, list of, 339.
covery of, 233; con-
struction of, 236; soil
for, 239; preserving
flowers in, 242; a sim-
ple, 243; stocking, 244;
planting, 247; ventila-
tion, 248; watering,
248; native plants for,
249; list of flowering
plants for, 250; foli-
aged plants for, 251;
tall ferns for, 251;
dwarf ferns for, 251;
list of climbing ferns
for, 252; lycopodia for,
252; basket plants for,
252.
Washing, 52.
Water, 45.
Watering, 52, 323.
Water Buttercups, 282.
Water Lilics, 278.
Water, supply of, 32.
Wax Plant, 157,
Weeding, 321.
Weigela Rosea, 227, 337.
Window Boxes, 57.
Winter Garden, 21.
Wistaria, 338.
Woodbine, 338.
Worms, 58.
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