CHAPTEE XII. 



JULY TO OCTOBER. 

 Toadflax to Bouncing Bet. 



Toadflax, or ToADFLAX is 



Butter and Sires, , , . 



another pret- 



Lmana vulgaris. 



ty wild flower 

 which is common everywhere, 

 in the field and beside the 

 road. The children's name 

 for it, butter and eggs, so far 

 as colors are concerned, is 

 remarkably appropriate ; the 

 blossom has an egg-orange- 

 colored protuberance in the 

 center with pale butter-col- 

 ored flanges above and below. 

 A full spike of the flower is 

 very symmetrical, and a quan- 

 tity of them closely grouped 

 is a pretty sight indeed. The 

 flowers have a cheery look, 



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Toadflax. 



