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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
Wild Flowers.—While we are discussing cultivated 
flowers, why not notice our native wild flowers? Our 
woods and fields supply an abundance of rare beauties. 
Beginning in the early spring, we find a great many 
wild violets. These are followed by verbenas. Butter¬ 
cups, daisies, and snapdragons may be found in moist 
fields. These are followed by several varieties of even¬ 
ing primrose. They are white, pink or yellow. Wild 
Fig. 142.—An effective background, in which unsightly fences are covered with 
ornamental hedges. 
larkspur, daisies and poppies are found in many com¬ 
munities. The Texas Blue bonnet is attractive. Golden- 
rod provide blossoms for the latter part of the season. 
If we cannot obtain cultivated flowers in sufficient quan¬ 
tities, let us try a flower bed of wild flowers. They are 
easily found and transplanted. (Figure 143.) 
Bulbs.—The most interesting type of flowers is un¬ 
doubtedly the bulb. Most of these plants are members 
of the lily family, and they do not depend upon the 
seed for raising new plants. The bulbs, which are 
