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FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS. 



ladies of the period as a wash for the face, as it was 

 held to give great clearness of complexion. At present, 

 we need scarcely remind our younger readers, its chief use 

 is as food for rabbits : there is no green food they will 

 welcome more eagerly. 



The marsh sow-thistle, or S. paltistris, with its large 

 yellow flowers and height of some seven or eight feet, is a 

 very striking plant, but it is too rare to come within the 

 scope of our remarks. 



