98 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 



deserted cellar and plants like this that have 

 escaped from the garden where they once received 

 tender care. There is always something pathetic 

 in these strays from old gardens. They touch 

 our human sympathies and stir the ties of friend- 



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ship in a way that none of the native flowers can 

 do unless they have been grown in this way. But 

 in itself and apart from its associations the Spider- 

 wort is a curious and interesting plant. In the 

 central states and some of the southern states it 

 is a native species, growing in' rich woods where 



