GREAT RUDBECKIA 



Each warrior bears iwo bayonets, sharp and 

 barbed, ready for Instant use, and quick to 

 fulfil their destiny, which is to seize upon any 

 traveller, human or animal, who can be forced 

 to transport these seeds upon his coat. We 

 have all carried Spanish Needles from their 

 native ditch to a comfortable resting-place, 

 where, more or less impatiently, we removed 

 and scattered them. We supposed we were 

 attending strictly to our own business, but like 

 the bee seeking pollen or nectar, our business 

 fell in line with a great cosmic law, and we 

 served the plant as well — we sowed its seeds. 

 We were expected, for when the floret was still 

 in bud the barbs were provided for, and each 

 and every one was a prophecy of our coming. 



GREAT RUDBECKIA 



Rudbeckia lacinidta 



Named in honor of Professors Rudbeck, father 

 and son, predecessors of Linnaeus at Upsal. 



Native. A tall perennial herb with alternate, 

 divided leaves and showy. Sunflower-like heads 



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