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The Wood-Betonv, a Proteg^ of the 

 Bumblebee 



Even here at our ell)o\v in the woods is a plant 

 which we have all known since childhood. The 

 wood-betony, it is called — to select its worthier 

 title, Pedicular ia Canadensis — a common early 

 flower of our woods, closely allied to the figwort, 

 and blooming in company with the uvularia, Solo- 

 mon's-seal, crane's-bill, downy yellow violet, and 



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