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THE WOODLANDS. 



disc, have the petals equal. A little study of these 

 flowers by those unacquainted with their structure 

 will amply repay the trouble. 



Some of the plants which possess a structure of 

 this kind are habitually found in woods. The 



purple- headed 

 Saw - wort,* 

 something like 

 a small "knap- 

 weed/' the tall 

 erect "Golden- 

 rod," 2 at one 

 time called 

 " woundwort ;> 

 and enjoying 

 a good repute 

 as a vulnerary, 

 for which a 

 high price was 

 paid as a for- 

 eign herb, until 

 it was found 

 growing wild 

 near London, 

 when Gerarde 

 says it was 

 neglected ; some hawkweeds, 8 more easily to be 

 named than described, usually yellow ; and perhaps 

 a " groundsel " or two, with here and there a " sow- 

 thistle/' 4 To the ordinary observer these are very 



HAWKWEED. 



Serratula. 2 Solidago. 3 Hieracium. 



4 Sonchus. 



