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sku.\l-cai> (Scufel/arm galericidata) beside it; near by the daint}' blue 

 and yellow of the "ruby grape of Proserpine," the nightshade {Sol- 

 anum dulcamara) hangs close to to the golden blossoms of the jewel- 

 weed {Impatiens pallida) \ below us the pool is white with arrow head 

 ( Saggitaria variabilis ) ; from our feet rises a great club of thorough- 



" The red ])eniioiis of the cardinal 

 flowers 

 Hang motionless upon their upright 

 staves." 



wort, or boneset { Eiipatoyiion pcrfoliaiion ) , \\\\\\q. in the foreground 

 the brilliant cardinal-flower {Lobelia cardinalis). High Priest of the 

 Tabernacle, stands stately, erect and magnificent in all the bright glory 

 of its coloring. 



Then on through the valley, where the swamp flowers abound, 

 white lilies lie in the sun, and, late in the summer, great beds of purple 

 asters, harbingers of autumn, fill the roadside with their masses of star- 

 like blossoms. Turning to the right in East Templeton, we swing 

 rapidly down the long, exhilerating curves of the hill to Bailey brook, 

 through woods that the twin-flower ( Limuea borealis ) loves, and the 



