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A WAYSIDE FLOWER. 



THE PRUNELLA, OR SELF-HEAL. 



In your summer-walks, dear reader, summer-walks through 

 green lanes rejoicing in the shade of over-arching elms, or 



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FIG. 48. " Rejoicing in the shade of over-arching elms." 



along woodland glades, carpeted with odorous turf, you must 

 frequently have met with an herbaceous plant, whose purple- 

 blue flowers, arranged in regular succession, form the prettiest 



