168 LETTERS TO MARCO xxv 



shoots by the many cobwebs and lines of the 

 spiders to which I alluded in a former letter. 

 The troublesome weeds called "cleavers" 

 sustain themselves by the minute hooks that 

 cover their stems and seeds these latter 

 often get into the fur of dogs and cats, to 

 their very great discomfort. 



G. D. L. 



