Early August 



Where the ground grows less yield- 

 ing, along the borders of the tree-covered 

 island, are bright patches of meadow- 

 beauty, or Rhexia, a delicate, pretty 

 flower, with four large rounded petals of 

 deep purple-pink, and with pistil and sta- 

 mens which protrude noticeably. Under 

 the trees the only conspicuous plant is the 

 false foxglove, with tall branches covered 

 with large, showy, yellow flowers, the 

 shape of which recalls the beautiful purple 

 foxglove of English lanes. 



In the swamps farther inland the close 

 white heads of the button - bush yield a 

 jasmine - like fragrance. From grassy 

 hummocks nod the violet-purple blossoms 

 of the monkey-flower. The path of the 

 slow stream is defined by the bright 

 arrow-shaped leaves and spotless gold- 

 centred flowers of the arrow - head. 

 About the upper part of their stems are 

 clustered the male blossoms, their three 

 snowy petals surrounding the yellow sta- 



