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least as many starry eyes look upward with the recurring .sea- 

 sons. 



The small double English daisy, that grows only by cultiva- 

 tion in our lawns and gardens, was the "wee, modest, crimson- 

 tipped flower" of the Scottish poet, the "gowan" of Scotland and 

 the "bairnwort" of Yorkshire, and is most dear to English eyes, 

 since, we are told, it is as the grass of the field in abundance. The 

 Christmas and Michaelmas daisies are included as species of 

 aster. — From an article by Susy C. Fogg, in Nature Study. 



AERIAL RUNNERS IN THE STAR FLOWER. 

 Those acquainted with the star flower {Tricntalis) and with 

 its life under ground are familiar with its slender white tuberif- 

 erous runners one or two feet in length. It is of great interest 

 in the dry days of late summer to lift off the deep covering of moss 

 and disclose this outcome of the summer's work with the well-de- 

 veloped tuber already rooted in the ground. The protective bend 

 of the bud is especially marked and at intervals along the runners 

 are minute scales similar in nature to those more developed on the 

 upright stem. As the white runners thread the moss a touch of 

 rose-color here and there shows where they have run nearer to the 

 surface and felt the influence of the sun. These traces of color 

 suggest in a novel way the stem-nature of the underground run- 

 ners. 



Some years ago, in late summer, at Machias, Washington 

 County, Maine, a few peculiar specimens of the Tricntalis were 

 found. From the axils of the leaf-like scales were produced 

 slender aerial runners. They were of a deep carmine color, and 

 nn unusual coloring of the leaves suggested some injury or blight. 

 These plants showed no sign of blossoms except in cases where 

 blossoms had not perfected fruit. These aerial runners, as they 

 dip into the moss, form tubers similar to the usual subterranean 

 ones. Ordinary plants of Tricntalis at this season show very 

 long underground runners and well developed tubers, but these 

 plants for some reason seem to have put their strength into these 



