In Lilac Tide 
H5 
traits of Mrs. Wright’s delightful “ Time-o’-Day,” 
and he knew well my love of flowers ; for he had 
been my charioteer to the woods where Rhododen- 
dron and Rhodora bloom, and he had revealed to 
me the pond where grew the pink Water Lilies. 
And from a chance remark of mine he had conveyed 
to me a wagon load of Joepye-weed and Boneset, 
to the dismay of my younger children, who had 
apprehensions 
of unlimited gal- 
lons of herb tea 
therefrom. Let 
me steal a few 
lines from my 
spring Lilacs to 
write of these 
two cc Sisters of 
Healing,” which 
were often 
planted in the 
household herb 
Joepye-weed and Queen Anne’s Lace. 
garden. From 
July to Septem- 
ber in the low lying meadows of every state from 
the Bay of Fundy to the Gulf of Mexico, can be 
found Joepye-weed and Boneset. The dull pink 
clusters of soft fringy blooms of Joepye-weed stand 
up three to eight feet in height above the moist 
earth, catching our eye and the visit of every pass- 
ing butterfly, and commanding attention for their 
fragrance, and a certain dignity of carriage notable 
even among the more striking hues of the brilliant 
