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shores of Lake Superior, gray witli fog, rather 

 than with the homeland; but says White of Sel- 

 borne, that region yields the richest results to the 

 naturahst which is most carefully examined. 

 Here also is its relative, a giant by comparison, the 

 tall bellfiower. Along the grassy summits of the 

 high bluffs there yet linger a few blossoms of the 

 smaller enchanter's nightshade, though the plant 

 now seems to be mainly in burry fruit. There is 

 something poetic in the English name, but the 

 Latin name is almost a poem in itself — circaea 

 alpina. The last edition of Gray's Manual gives 

 its habitat thus: ^'deep woods, Labrador to Alas- 

 ka, south to Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, north- 

 eastern Iowa, and South Dakota," and Greene 

 notes it as " not common. ' ' Numerous other herbs 

 and trees which the Hawkeyes may claim are 

 found only in this section of the state — considered 

 by many to be decidedly our most picturesque re- 

 gion. The river bluffs here are majestic. One 

 may find routes for a ramble which are almost 

 mountainous in general character; may wander 

 till clear sense of distance and direction are lost, 

 nothing appears but silent timl)ered summits and 

 silent valleys with few^ residents, and with a sensa- 

 tion of excited bewilderment, one asks for guid- 

 ance to the homeward path. In this section of the 

 state the deer lingered late,'" today in certain 



i'> See Appendix, Note 16. 



