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Hemlock road, while the two Bush Goldenrods, the 

 Robust and the Slender -fragrant, with flat -topped 

 flower -clusters held well above leaves of two de- 

 grees of narrowness, continued the yellow through 

 arid open places until, at the top of the next hill, 

 these also merged in a confusing 

 throng composed of the Elm- 

 leaved, Showy, Anise -scented and 

 Cut -leaved species. 



Goldenrod, collectively, is a 

 delight to the eye from its color 

 and an indispensable factor in the 

 landscape. For decorative pur- 

 poses it is eminently satisfactory, 

 sought out and beloved by all 

 men, as is amply proved by "Gol- 

 denrod weddings," and by the nu- 

 merous jars, pitchers, water cans, 

 and bean -pots filled with it that 

 decorate suburban stoops, shield- 

 ing the feet of the sex whose 

 idea of rural pleasure is to 

 sit exercising the patient 

 piazza rocking chairs. 



The Composites, as a 

 whole, are first and last flow- 



