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each petal, while others are glowing in the most 

 regal purple. 



All these weeks, too, have been blossoming 

 dozens, yes, hundreds of others ; every nook 

 and corner is full ; every walk brings surprises. 

 Some of our most familiar friends are wanting. 

 One is not surprised that the most common way- 

 side flower of that golden region is the yellow 

 daisy, or sunflower it is called ; but she remem- 

 bers fondly our fields of white daisies, and 

 clumps of gay little buttercups, and she longs 

 for cheery -faced dandelions beside her path. A 

 few of the latter she may find, much larger and 

 more showy than ours ; but these it is said in 

 Colorado Springs are all from seed imported 

 by an exile for health's sake, who pined for the 

 flowers of home. 



Several peculiarities of Colorado flowers are 

 noteworthy. Some have gummy or sticky stems, 

 like the gilia, already mentioned, and others 

 again are " clinging," by means of a certain 

 roughness of stem and leaf. The mentzelia is 

 of this nature ; half a dozen stalks can with 

 difficulty be separated ; and they seem even to 

 attract any light substance, like fringe or lace, 

 holding so closely to it that they must be torn 

 apart. 



Many of the prettiest flowers are, like our 

 milkweed, nourished by a milky juice, and when 



