Quaker Ladies: Quaker Bonnets: Venus Pride: Houstonia.

Houstonia caerulea. Madder Family. Apr. - July.

A delicate little plant found in patches, almost carpeting moist, grassy places. Nova Scotia to Ontario and Wisconsin, southward to Georgia and Alabama.

Flowers

Pale violet, lilac or white, center yellow, about l/2 inch across, 4-lobed, on slender stems 3 - 6 inches high.

Leaves

Opposite, seated on stem, lower ones broader near the tip. H. purpurea is a southern species. Flowers deep or pale lilac, in small clusters. Leaves broad or lance-shaped, 3 - 5 ribbed. Plant stems smooth or hairy. Maryland to Iowa and southwest.

Bluets.

Bluets.