A LONG ISLAND MEADOW 



changing leaves, and dainty flesh-colored flowers 

 of the marsh St. Johnswort. Thip little plant is Marsh St. 

 already taking on the burning colors of the fall, J ohnswort 

 giving us a foretaste of October. 



Near the stream the spotted cowbane sends up 

 its streaked stems and spreads the white irregu- spotted 

 lar flower-clusters that pronounce it akin to the c ™ d an 

 wild-carrot. On its very borders the pink spires s ^ ee P le ~ 

 of the steeple-bush rise far above their oblong 

 leaves, whose woolly lining protects them from 

 the heavy moisture which rises at nightfall from 

 the surrounding marsh. 



Perhaps the most noticeable of all the changes 

 in the meadow is that which has taken place on 

 almost every hummock, along the borders of the 

 stream and especially in the thicket. Everywhere 

 are the sharply toothed, oblong, alder-like leaves 

 and erect white flower-clusters of the Clethra. Cletbra 

 The fragrance of these wax-like flowers adds a 

 new charm and freshness to the August morning. 



Another conspicuous arrival in the meadow is 

 the great burnet. This is a tall plant with leaflets 

 somewhat like those of the rose, and long-stalked 

 spikes of feathery white flowers, the lower ones Great 

 opening first, leaving the upper part of the spike 

 in bud. These blossoms owe their feathery ap- 

 pearance to the four long white stamens of which 

 each blossom seems chiefly to consist, the four 



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