CHAPTER XII. 



JULY TO OCTOBER. 

 Toadflax to Bouncing Bet 



Toadflax, or 

 Butter and Eggs. 



Linaria vulgaris. 



Toadflax is 

 another pret- 

 ty wild flower 

 wliieli is common everywhere, 

 in the field and beside the 

 road. The children's name 

 for it, butter and eggs, so far 

 as colors are concerned, is 

 remarkably appropriate ; the 

 blossom has an egg-orange- 

 colored protuberance in the 

 center with pale butter-col- 

 ored flanges above and below. 

 A full spike of the flower is 

 very symmetrical, and a quan- 

 tity of them closely grouped 

 is a pretty sight indeed. The 

 flowers have a cheery look, 



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Toadflax. 



