June and Early July 



the eye. Its tuberous root, with a strong 

 flavor of the cucumber, was very proba- 

 bly used as food by the Indians. 



Even in midwinter we can go to the 

 woods, and, brushing away the snow 

 from about the roots of some old tree, 

 find the shining white-veined leaves and 

 coral - like berries of the partridge - vine. 

 But this is the season when we should 

 make a special pilgrimage to some dim 

 retreat which is pervaded with the fra- 

 grance of its lovely white and pinkish 

 twin-blossoms. 



So frequent and enchanting are the 

 revelations which await us these days 

 that, to the man or woman with unbur- 

 dened mind and enlightened vision, a 

 country ramble is one of the most perfect 

 of pleasures. Then there are days when 

 the odor-laden winds seem to have some 

 narcotic power, lulling to inertia all 

 energy and ambition ; days when the 

 drowsily witnessed voyage of a butterfly, 

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