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Whitlow-Grass

Draba verna. Mustard Family.

Scapes.--One to three inches high. Leaves.--All from the root; oblong or lance-shaped. Flowers.--White; with two-cleft petals; clustered. Calyx.--Of four early-falling sepals. Corolla.--Of four petals. Stamens.--Six; two shorter than the others. Pistil.--One. Pod.--Flat; varying from oval to oblong-lance-shaped.

This little plant may be found flowering along the roadsides and in sandy places during April and May. It has come to us from Europe.