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or two species have worked into northern Europe. The ma- 

 jority, however, are found in Japan. The commonest species 

 in America is the tawny day hiy {HcuicrocaUis fulva). It is 

 frecjuently found in cultivation but more often may be seen 

 along roadsides in the vicinity of old gardens from which 

 it has either escaped or been ejected. It is extremely hardy 

 and persists in spite of the native vegetation, even making 



All have handsome flowers and attractive foliage. 



headway against it and spreading into nearby fields. It ap- 

 pears to have been a favorite plant with the early settlers and 

 is often found marking the site of some ancient dwelling long- 

 after the house has crumbled into ruins and the gardens and 

 lawns have been overrun by wild nature. It is likely that its 

 very thriftiness has been its own undoing in the garden for it 

 sometimes is a bit more common and vigorous than is desir- 



