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stalks and delicate foliage. The blossoms of 

 the plant are dainty little things, some a clear, 

 pale yellow, some spotted and splashed most 

 fantastically with brown. The name of Jewel- 

 weed, by which the plant is known in many 

 localities, is strikingly appropriate, as the pen- 

 dant flowers have a sort of moonstone appear- 

 ance as they swing from their slender stems 

 along the many branches. Children are always 

 delighted to find this plant because of its ex- 

 plosive seed-pods. Touch them ever so lightly, 

 and they burst. Because of this habit it is 

 known by the name of Touch-me-not by the 

 children, and they never tire of causing the 

 seed-vessels to burst and scatter far and wide 

 the little green seeds hidden away within. 



In low, moist places we often find the Eupa- 

 torium, better known as Boneset, growing in 

 great masses, as if someone had set about culti- 

 vating it in beds of irregular shape. It is not 

 a showy flower, but is always noticeable be- 

 cause of its lanceolate leaves uniting at the base 

 about the stem and its stately habit of growth. 

 Its white petals soon take on a dinginess that 

 detracts greatly from the charm of its feathery 

 clusters as seen in the early part of the season, 



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