12 FAMILIAR FEATURES OF THE ROADSIDE. 



The most conspicuous flowers whicli appear on the 

 roadside in early spring are the alder and willow cat- 

 kins. There are two species of alder which are corn- 



May Apple. 



monly found on the borders of swamps and the damp 

 hollows beside the highway ; they flower in early 

 April before the leaves are well out. The flowers are 



