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Triglochin palustris. 



Solidago: S. caesia, S. flexicaulis, S. rugosa, S. patula, 

 S. neglecta, S. juncea, S. serotina, S. Canadensis, S. nemo- 

 ralis, S. Radula, S. rigida, S. Riddellii, S. Uliginosa. 



Aster: A. macrophyllus, A. Shortii, A. azureus, A. 

 cordifolius, A. Lowrieanus, A. Drummondii, A. alvearius, 

 A. sagittifolius, A. phlogifolius, A. Novae-Angliffi, A. 

 puniceus, A. prenanthoides, A. laeivis, A. junceus, A. longi- 

 folius, A. gracilis, A. dumosus, A. Tradescantii, A. eri- 

 coides, A. lateriflorus, A. lateriflorus diffusus, A. hir- 

 suticaulis, A. lateriflorus horizontalis, A. vimineus, A. 

 Tradescanti var, fragilis, A. ericoides var. villosus, A. 

 cordiofolius var. incisus, A. Lowrieanus-Bicknellii, A. 

 carmesinus. 



Helianthus: H. scaberrimus, H. laevigatus, H. micro- 

 cephalus, H. gigantea, H. grosse-serratus, H. divaricatus, 

 H. decapetalus, H. tracheliifolius, H. strumosus, H. hir- 

 sutus, H. laetiflorus, H. tomentosus, H. tuberosus, etc. 



One suimner day, wandering througli the 

 wood above the stream, I saw a peculiar white 

 growth bursting through the humus at the root 

 of a tall tree. No vegetation was around it, for 

 what with the meager light through the thick 

 foliage and the washing away of storms on the 

 prominent point of land, grass had but little 

 encouragement. 



With the point of the trowel the growth was 

 carefully raised and examined. It consisted of 

 a cluster of white, drooping bells, each on a 

 straight, white, wax-like stalk. Small, alternate 

 ear-like leaves or bracts were pressed the whole 

 length of the glistening stem. It was a flower, 



