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THE COMING OF SPRING 



in spite of their name, when seen in the grass-like 

 abundance common to them. 



The tiny two-leaved feather -flowered Maianthe- 

 mum, a sufferer for a suitable name, and a half 

 cousin of False Solomon's Seal, also makes a frost - 

 like fretwork of white, in the deepest shade as well 

 as in comparatively open places. 



If the white -flowering landscape herbs of Spring 

 are confusing, the yellow ones are doubly so. 



Marsh Marigold tells its own name very well, 

 almost as plainly as the chickadee, for both are in 

 evidence at a time when they have swamp and 



