FINDING ODD FLOWERS 197 



I didn't notice anything odd about the leaves of 

 this bush. They grew opposite each other on the 

 stems, and underneath their color was more gray 

 than green. There were no little sharp cuts, 

 or points about their edges. After we had seen 

 the Rattlesnake-weed's leaves these looked quite 

 plain. 



" How sweet the flowers smell," I said again. 



" Honey-Balls is another of their names, or else 

 Globe Flowers," Tommy answered. " I think 

 they're even rounder than the globe." 



It was such a wet place where we were that 

 we got out quickly, and when we were only a little 

 way from Button Bush Tommy spied another 

 flower. St. John's-worts were near it, and tall 

 Daisies and yellow Loosestrifes, and other flowers 

 that we knew, but this one was quite different. 



At first I thought it had too many leaves for so 

 few flowers, and that it wasn't pretty. Tommy 

 was delighted. 



He said : " You never could guess its name." 



" Blue-face," I answered, for the blue flowers 

 that grew out on long stems from where the leaves 

 joined on the stalk had a grinning look, something 

 like the little queer flowers I had picked in the 

 woods. 



" Not right," Tommy said. 



" Blue Tattle-Tales," I said this time, for they 

 looked as though they might like to tell things for 

 spite. 



