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The Fascination of Flowers 



[ A ] THE WHITE DAISY~-One of the best-known wild flowers of America, this 

 plant originally was an immigrant, coming from Europe with early colonists. 



[ B ] THE BUTTERCUP It is sometimes called "crow's-foot" because the shape of 

 its leaf suggests a bird's claws. 



[ C ] RED CLOVER-^-It has an unusually long period of blooming. Flowers may 

 be found from April until November. 



I D ] COMMON MILKWEED-^lts small, purplish-brown clustered flowers, rich in 

 nectar, are especially attractive to insects. 



tion. These leaves turn up here and there in the midst of stalks 

 with three leaflets. 



The three-leaved grouping is the customary one and has given 

 the plant its scientific name, tri folium ("three-leaved") . To find 



