Early August 



and most showy of the tick - trefoils, a 

 group of plants which are now in full 

 bloom, and which can be recognized by 

 their three-divided leaves, pink or purple 

 pea-like flowers, and by the flat, rough- 

 ened pods, which adhere to our clothes with 

 regrettable pertinacity. The botany as- 

 signs this species to rich woods, but I have 

 never seen it more abundant than here. 



Only by pushing our way through a 

 miniature -forest composed of the purple- 

 streaked stems, divided leaves, and white 

 flowers of another Parsley, the water-hem- 

 lock, do we reach the stretch of land 

 which glories in the treasure which makes 

 this especial marsh more brilliant and un- 

 usual than the many others which skirt the 

 coast. This treasure is the yellow-fringed 

 orchis, a plant which rears its full orange- 

 colored domes on every side, making a 

 mass of burning color in the morning 

 sunlight. 



I have never found an orchid growing 

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