Composite Jfamili?. 



Life Everlasting. ' Anaphalis marga/ritacea. 



Pearly Everlasting. 

 Moonshine (Vt.) 



Found in July, August, and September, in roadside tangles, dry 

 pastures and uplands. 



The stalk which varies from 12 to 18 inches in height is branching, 

 and leafy, round, woody-fibred, and covered with silky wool. Of a 

 light green color, much modified by the gray-white wool, which is often 

 tinged with brown near the ground. 



The leaf is very long and narrow, with a pointed tip, the midrib is 

 noticeably strong, and the margin entire ; it is soft and agreeable to the 

 touch, because of the silky wool which covers both upper and lower 

 surfaces, and tempers its color to a light gray-green, somewhat darker 

 than the stalk. The arrangement is clasping, alternate, and frequent. 



The flower is very small and fuzzy ; yellow, or tawny-brown, ac- 

 cording to the stage of its maturity ; it is arranged in small tufts, 

 enclosed by many rows of tiny, dry, gray-white sheath-like husks, that 

 enfold and guard it closely. The head is set on a short, downy, white 

 foot-stem. Several (4 to 12) heads are gathered together upon a longer 

 stem, and a few, or many, of these groups are arranged in a loose ter- 

 minal cluster. Sometimes these clusters are very large, — measui'ing 6, 

 or even 8 inches across. 



A peculiar dry odorousness pervades the blossoms, and forms an 

 essential feature of the charm this Everlasting possesses for its friends, 

 a charm as undefinable as that which abides in the New England 

 pastures, where it loves to dwell in thrifty fellowship with the Hard- 

 hack and Huckleberry bushes. 



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