what the bees do not take to satisfy their needs, the children 

 will pluck and absorb. 



Leonotus Leonurus is one of the most stately herbs we 

 could set out, and their whirls on gigantic stems attract 

 through their odd color and their odd build. 



The glorious Foxgloves and the Monk's Hood (Aconite) 

 have to be omitted on account of their poisonous qualities. 

 The family of Larkspurs, so rich in blue or bright in scarlet 

 (Delphinium nudicaule) should hang out their unusual colors 

 in summertime when bloom begins to be scarce. 



Let us make sure lest we forget the Bleeding Heart. This 

 shrub has attracted attention and absorbed the interest of 

 young and old ever since the day of its introduction. With 

 this plant the child should learn to appreciate the individual 

 flower, and desist from plucking the long spray. Such can 

 be accomplished by inducing the child to discover all the 

 interesting parts which compose this flower. Our wild species 

 of less showy, yet very similar, build should find room some- 

 where. Their small rootstocks will produce an abundance of 

 modest blooms in any out-of-the-way place we may assign to 

 them. 



The Cyclamens and Dodecatheons are a child's treasure 

 wherever it meets with them. The very name given to the 

 latter in the region about here, " Shooting Star" and 

 "Johnny-jump-up," are so characteristic of a child's fancy 

 that we may well know that in the early spring these flowers 

 are picked by the children in great numbers. 



For sake of comparison I mention the Pelargoniums, or 

 Lady Washingtons, as they are called in some parts. They 



