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woods with miniature circles of golden beauty. It 

 has well been argued that no other flower has so 

 just and fitting a claim 

 to be considered our 

 national emblem. 



The ubiquity of the 

 Goldenrod is largely 

 due to the fact that 

 there are many species, 

 each in general adapt- 

 ed to a particular sort 

 of situation. The first 

 to tell us that mid- 

 summer is at hand 

 and autumn not far 

 off is the Early, or 

 Sharp-toothed Gold- 

 enrod, which in some 

 regions comes into 

 blossom in June. It is 

 often closely followed 

 by the Cut-leaved 

 Goldenrod, while soon 

 after a host of spe- 

 cies come into bloom. 

 The Canada Golden- 

 rod is one of the most 



abundant and widely BICOLORED GOLDENROD 



distributed of these. It is a splendid plant, some- 

 times reaching the height of a tall man, though 



