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THE YOUNG FLORIST. 



lengthened lines, in their sluggish, silent flight, 

 as they passed over the meadows to a distant 

 wood. 



An abundance of Wild Asters and Solidagos 

 continued to ornament the edge of the forest, 

 and on the banks of the brook, the Black Alder 

 showed its brilliant scarlet berries ; the Cle- 

 matis made a fine appearance, as it stretched 

 its long trailing branches from bush to bush, 

 covered with bunches of seeds, w 7 ith their 

 curling, feathery tails. 



Margaret picked a bunch of the Barrel 

 Flowered Gentian on the margin of the brook, 

 which she thought were buds, which its deep 

 blue flowers resemble, until Henry told her 

 they would not expand any more. 



But the most elegant flower of this month 

 is the Fringed Gentian, which they found in 

 abundance in the meadow. They very much 

 admired its delicate, bell-shaped, blue flowers, 

 with fringed border. 



