The New Student's Reference Work/Adder's-Tongue

Adder’s-Tongue, or dog-tooth violet, is a wild flower fond of brookside and moist wood. It belongs to the lily family, is called by many a child the “yellow lily.” The plant has two lance-shaped spotted leaves, bears but a single blossom. The flower will turn on its stalk to follow the sun. Its name is not considered appropriate; change to fawn lily has been suggested, also to trout lily. It is one of the earliest spring flowers. From Nova Scotia to Florida it is found, and west to the Mississippi. The white adder’s-tongue is more common in the west than in the east.