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their places. The Downy Convolvulus, with its great, 

 delicate white bell and sturdily-leafed stalk is now 

 in flower. The yellow blossoms of the Rock Rose, 

 the rich, blue lobes of the Gentians, the blue stars of 

 the Chicory, the delicate pink flowers and pretty 

 foliage of the Dogbane, the imposing hues of the 

 Wild Orange Lily, the tall, pink-purple spires of 

 the Great Willow Herb, are now among the com- 

 mon offerings of suburban fields, while a score of 

 more retiring flowers, are waiting quietly in out- 

 of-the-way nooks to greet their inquiring friends. 

 The Golden-rod is already showing its distinctive 

 hue, and the Loose-strife, intricately handsome in 

 foliage and flower, is marking the courses of the rush- 

 choked streams. The Dogwoods are shedding their 

 white masses of large- petalled flowers, and the yellow 

 spangles are disappearing from the Bush Honey- 

 suckles. The rewards of an hour in the suburbs are 

 infijiite, and the invitation is for ever open. 



