June and Early July 



with the strong scent of the clover field, 

 to the days when its breath was a suffi- 

 cient joy, and its limits barred out all 

 possibility of disaster. 



If we pluck from the rounded heads 

 one tiny flower and examine it with a 

 magnifying glass we see that it has some- 

 what the butterfly shape of its kinsman, 

 the sweet - pea of the garden. We re- 

 member that as children we followed the 

 bee's example and sucked from its slender 

 tube the nectar; and we conclude that 

 the combined presence of irregularity of 

 form, nectar, vivid coloring, and fragrance 

 indicate a need of insect visitors for the 

 exchange of pollen and consequent setting 

 of seed, as Nature never expends so much 

 effort without some clear end in view. 



As an instance of the strange " web of 

 complex relations," to quote Darwin, 

 which binds together the various forms of 

 life, I recall a statement, which created 

 some amusement at a meeting of the Eng- 



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