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they certainly arc interesting. I think 

 by your calling attention to the flower 

 you will find that man} persons have 

 it in their gardens. 



Wouldn't it be interesting to have a 

 geographical garden? 1 never heard 

 of one. but the idea has just popped 

 into my head. It" only some of these 

 people that tour would send us stay- 

 at-homes seeds or plants, it would be 

 great fun to travel through these for- 

 i ign lands in one's garden. 

 Sincerely yours, 



aIrs.'S. M. Conant. 



five. All the extra leaves on these 

 plants were small. In a patch about 

 feet square, twenty fours and 



eight 



Extra-Leaved Clover. 



Red Bank, New Jersey. 

 To the Editor:— 



Hunting for four-leafed clover is a 

 pleasant and healthful pastime, and, 

 contrary to the general opinion, such 

 leaves are developed in great quan- 

 tities. With favorable conditions, 

 which are wet or humid weather, they 

 may be obtained in large numbers. 



For the past ten years, during the 

 spring, summer and autumn I have 

 found extra-leafed clovers on the 

 white, yellow, red and crimson plants. 

 One or all of these varieties grow in 

 every state in the country. 



The white is most common. Three 

 years ago, from a plant of this kind, 

 which was growing by the roadside, 

 I picked several four-leafed and five- 

 leafed stems. As an experiment I 

 transferred the plant to my door-yard, 

 hoping that it would live and continue 

 to produce extra leaves. The experi- 

 ment was successful. The plant 

 thrived, and by cultivation has spread, 

 until it now occupies about four square 

 feet of ground. During the past two 

 years it has supplied me with from 

 forty to fifty fours, and about one- 

 third as many fives. This year, in 

 addition to the fours and fives, one six- 

 leafed and one seven-leafed stem was 

 found growing in the patch. 



A specimen of each of the extra- 

 leafed clovers is shown in the accom- 

 panying photograph, which also shows 

 an odd leaf formation from the wdiite 

 clover. Notice the small leaf on the 

 four, and the two small leaves on the 



EXTRA-LEAVED CLOVERS. 



about as many fives were found, all 

 growing in this peculiar and freaky 

 way. 



Respectfully yours, 



Walter E. Boyd. 



A Pastoral Love Poem. 



" He met her in the meadow, 



As the sun was sinking low; 

 They walked along together 



In the twilight's afterglow; 

 She waited, while gallantly 



He lowered all the bars, 

 Her soft eyes bent upon him, 



As radiant as the stars; 

 She neither smiled nor thanked him, 



Because she knew not how, 

 For he was just a farmer's lad 



And she a Jersey cow." 



"Life is a series of pictures and they 

 come our way but once." Let's try to 

 save them with the camera. 



