BUR-FORGET-ME-NOT 



Lappula diffusa (Lehmann) Greene 



Bur-forget-me-not is a lovely plant growing two feet in height 

 and bearing a profusion of delicately scented blue flowers. When it 

 was in fruit we were disillusioned as to its character, for we found 

 that each flower produced a small round bur covered with prickles 

 which attached itself to any passing object and was difficult to loosen. 

 The plant is especially plentiful in the tracks of old snow slides, for 

 it delights in the cool moisture of slopes where much snow has 

 melted. Sometimes the flowers are white. 



Bur-forget-me-not ranges from Colorado to California and north- 

 ward to Alberta and British Columbia. 



We found the plant growing near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, 

 at an altitude of 5,000 feet. 



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