xi Foreword xiii Preface xvii Acknowledgments 2 Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus 4 Harbinger-of-spring, Erigenia bulbosa 6 Pennsylvania Bittercress, Cardamine pensylvanica 8 Pennywort, Obolaria virginica 10 Acute-lobed Hepatica, Hepatica acutiloba 12 Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara 14 Virginia Spring-beauty, Claytonia virginica 16 Common Chickweed, Stellaria media 18 Twinleaf, Jeffersonia diphylla 20 Cut-leaved Toothwort, Dentaria laciniata 22 Lavender Bittercress, Cardamine douglassii 24 False Mermaid, Floerkea proserpinacoides 26 Bloodroot, Sanguinaria canadensis 28 Early Saxifrage, Saxifraga virginiensis 30 Dutchman''s-breeches, Dicentra cucullaria 32 Common Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale 34 Rue-Anemone, Anemonella thalictroides 36 Smooth Yellow Violet, Viola pensylvanica 38 Field Horsetail, Equisetum arvense 40 Indian Strawberry, Duchesnea indica 42 Cinquefoil, Potentilla canadensis 44 Wild Stonecrop, Sedum ternatum 46 Plantain-leaf Pussytoes, Antennaria plantaginifolia 48 Toad Trillium, Trillium sessile 50 Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica 52 Yellow Troutlily, Erythronium americanum 54 Winter-cress, Barbarea vulgaris 56 Common Mallow, Malva neglecta 58 Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia 60 Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea 62 Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense 64 White Troutlily, Erythronium albidum 66 Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia 68 Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum 70 Fire Pink, Silene virginica 72 Bent Trillium, Trillium flexipes 74 Trailing Arbutus, Epigaea repens 76 Bluets, Houstonia caerulea 78 Common Blue Violet, Viola papilionacea 80 Cream Violet, Viola striata 82 Dwarf Larkspur, Delphinium tricorne 84 Crested Dwarf Iris, Iris cristata 86 Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron philadelphicus 88 Groundsel, Senecio obovatus 90 Blue Woodland Phlox, Phlox divaricate 92 Jacob''s-ladder, Polemonium reptans 94 Long-spurred Violet, Viola rostrata 96 Sweet White Violet, Viola blanda 98 Three-lobed Violet, Viola triloba 100 Wild Columbine, Aquilegia canadensis 102 Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema atrorubens 104 Violet Wood-sorrel, Oxalis violacea 106 Gold Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum 108 Wild Geranium, Geranium maculatum 110 May-apple, Podophyllum peltatum 112 Canada Violet, Viola canadensis 114 Woodland Strawberry, Fragaria vesca 116 Showy Orchis, Orchis spectabilis 118 Heal-all, Prunella vulgaris 120 Large-flowered Bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora 122 Round-leaved Watercress, Cardamine rotundifolia 124 Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia verna 126 Yellow Wood-sorrel, Oxalis europaea 128 Appendaged Waterleaf, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum 130 Virginia Spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana 132 Two-flowered Solomon''s-seal, Polygonatum biflorum 134 Slender Blue-eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium 136 Venus''s Looking-glass, Specularia perfoliata 138 Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica 140 One-flowered Cancer-root, Orobanche uniflora 142 Red Clover, Trifolium pratense 144 Wood-betany, Pedicularis canadensis 146 Indian Cucumber-root, Medeola virginiana 148 Dame''s Rocket, Hesperis matronalis 150 Starry Solomon''s-plume, Smilacina stellata 152 Great Oxalis, Oxalis grandis 154 Two-flowered Cynthia, Krigia biflora 156 Goat''s-beard, Tragopogon major 158 Low Hop Clover, Trifolium procumbens 160 Partridge-berry, Mitchella repens 162 Purple Vetch, Vicia cracca 164 Deptford Pink, Dianthus armeria 166 Tall Buttercup, Ranunculus acris 168 Showy Scullcap, Scutellaria serrata 170 Hairy Beard-tongue, Penstemon hirsutus 172 Ox-eye Daisy, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum 174 Pink Lady''s-slipper, Cypripedium acaule 176 Dwarf Wild Rose, Rosa carolina 178 Dayflower, Commelina communis 180 Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta 182 Common Chicory, Cichorium Intybus 185 Genera by Family 189 Glossary 195 Bibliography 199 Index.