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them and, arrangini^ them in ])()U(iucts, sell them to passengers 

 on the through trains at the stations. I ha\'e seen l)ou(|uets 

 bought in Marshall Pass remain fresh, \)y being plaeed in water, 

 until they reached Chicago. The common name is " painter's 

 brush," l)ut it has many others. The Indians call it "bloods- 

 nose," from its bright red color, I ha\e also seen it in )cllow, 

 pink and flesh tints. It grows to the height of eight and ten 

 inches, but the common h.eight is shown in the study gix'cn. 

 It grows e\'ery where, on the mountains and in the \-alleys. It 

 seems to have no choice t)t location. 



I found this buncli al)out a half mile from cam]), and was 

 working diligently upon it with the hope of finishing it before 

 dark, when a shadow suddenly coxered my paper. Looking up 

 I saw standing near me an old man. " Paintin', be )er?" 

 "Well, yes," I said. "IIow^ do you like it?" and I held it 

 up for his inspection. "Well, it looks mighty putty, Init don't 

 waste your time making a pictur' of blood)'-nose. Missus, if that is 

 w'at yc are in these parts for. I will take yer to a ])lace up on 

 the mountains where a flower grows that beats all the rest on 'em. 

 It grows in one spot every year, and Sunday, when I was up 

 there, I sec the w^hole familv rigged out to kill." "The iamil}- ?" 

 I asked. "Yes, the flowers, ye know; ne\'er see 'em rigged out 

 so fine before." " I would consider it a great lax'or it )'ou would 

 introduce me to this finely dressed family," I said. "Oh, no 

 favor, mum. I'm going up the -mountain by daylight in the 

 morning to hunt up a stray cow been gone now nigh on a 



