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NATURE'S BENEFICENCE 
their places* The Downy Convolvulus, with its great, 
delicate white bell and sturdily-leafed stalk is now 
in flower* The yellow blossoms of the Rock Rose, 
the rich, blue lobes of the Gentians, the blue stars of 
the Chicory, the delicate pink flowers and pretty 
foliage of the Dogbane, the imposing hues of the 
Wild Orange Lily, the tall, pink-purple spires of 
the Great Willow Herb, are now among the com- 
mon offerings of suburban fields, while a score of 
more retiring flowers, are waiting quietly in out- 
of-the-way nooks to greet their inquiring friends* 
The Golden-rod is already showing its distinctive 
hue, and the Loose-strife, intricately handsome in 
foliage and flower, is marking the courses of the rush- 
choked streams. The Dogwoods are shedding their 
white masses of large- petalled flowers, and the yellow 
spangles are disappearing from the Bush Honey- 
suckles* The rewards of an hour in the suburbs are 
infinite, and the invitation is for ever open* 
