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herb-Christopher, clematis, and others, which be- 

 long to this tribe, all prefer a cold, damp climate, 

 and it is very seldom that any of them are met 

 with in the tropics, except on mountains." 



FIELD LARKSPUR. ENTIRE-LEAVED PJEONY. 



^Delphinium consolida.") (Paonia, corallina.) 



"Some of them are poisonous, are they not, 

 papa?" said Mary. 



" All of them are suspicious, and some are vio- 

 lent poisons. If you were to gather buttercups 

 for an hour or two, you would most likely find 



