OF WILD FLOWERS 



with the assistance of the leaf and flower that these were blue 

 cohosh berries. 



In a sheltered hollow the very last of October I found a blue 

 lobelia in blossom near a white clover and belated bit of golden- 

 rod. At this time of year we look with affection on the strong 



NEW KNGLAXI) ASTERS BY THE SHORE PATH 



green of the catnip and the peppertnint, the cinquefoil and the fig- 

 wort. The blue-gray bloom on the blackberry stems contrasting 

 with the green leaves shading into deep claret, forms a lovely bit 

 of color along the roadside. And although the thimble-weed's 

 starry blossoms come in July, now it is like an overflowing 

 fountain, its fuzzy little seeds bubbling over and clinging to the 



brown stems as if afraid to launch into the cold, cold world. 



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