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on top o' that. Somebody 's allus firing leaves 

 along roads, and Clover 's jest bound ter foller 

 ashes. 



"Did yer ever notice now how this Yaller Clover 

 has an upward pointin' narrer leaf that 's grassy to 

 the feel? The White one's leaf is rounder and 

 opens out more, though it feels stiff and crispy, 

 too. But Pink Clover 's got soft, downy leaves o' 

 several shapes, and the leaf pieces are mostly 

 marked out with lighter green as fine as posies. 

 Then there 's the little, dry-stalked kind, that 's 

 no account for fodder and grows up in the sand 

 wash o' top of the hill, that 's got kind o' furry - 

 colored flowers soft as Pussy Willers. Yes, there 's 

 a sight to be seen even in Clovers !" 



Time o' Year speaks truly; there is much beauty 

 both of detail and effect to be found by the way- 

 side, that for various reasons is passed over, the 

 chief being because it is close at hand. To the 

 usual traveller Clovers and grasses are merely 

 species of fodder weeds, from their location; but 

 every plant that lends color to even the ground- 

 work of the landscape should win admiration. 



The dwarf, sand-growing Clover, known as 

 Rabbit's Foot, as Time o' Year says, "soft as 

 Pussy Willers," is a most unique little specimen 



