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a severe ' ' cold spell ' ' to watch the little brown Labrador birds hopping 

 in the branches, for thej' only come in the coldest of mid-winter, from 

 their far northern home. From the edge of the woods we gather a 

 large bnnch of closed gentians ( Gcntiana Andreivsii), the 



Closed Gentians. 



" Flower all elusive, <juar(ling alike from the 

 rain and the sun 

 The mystical heart of thyself," 



to brighten the rooms at home for 



" vSeven threads of light 

 Morning's gold and evenings' red. 

 Braided with the starry night," 



week after week, sometimes keep- 

 ing fresh and bright with tindimmed 

 color for fiveor six weeks. In sum- 

 mer we follow the road through 

 fields fragrant with flowers and ber- 

 ries. The bnshes are blue with 



high bush blueberries ; great cltisters of blackberries 



hang coyly under the leaves, and 



An Orchis. 



Cardinal Tlower. 



