. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . ^ r THE SALUTE FROM THE VIOLET October 2/fh HE witch-hazel is not the only sharp-shooter of the autumn woods. It hasa tiny rival down there among the driedleaves, which, in proportion to its size,quite as valiant—the blue spring violet—and with which it doubtless exchanges an oc- /casional salute. But the season of the violet was closed somesix months ago, you remark. What has Novem-ber to do with violet seeds? Yes, the blue violet which the world knows closedits season in May; but having devoted a month
. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . ^ r THE SALUTE FROM THE VIOLET October 2/fh HE witch-hazel is not the only sharp-shooter of the autumn woods. It hasa tiny rival down there among the driedleaves, which, in proportion to its size,quite as valiant—the blue spring violet—and with which it doubtless exchanges an oc- /casional salute. But the season of the violet was closed somesix months ago, you remark. What has Novem-ber to do with violet seeds? Yes, the blue violet which the world knows closedits season in May; but having devoted a month or so tovanity, it has since been settling down to sober realitiesof life, and the cares of maternity—scattering its broodsthrough the woods. There are blossoms there among those seeds evennow which the frost will probably kill — perfect blos-soms. To be sure they have no petals, but all theseshooting pods, that are pinching out their pear-shapedseeds a distance of ten feet upon the dried leaves, werepreceded by just such blossoms, tiny, pointed affairs, 2o6 SHARP EVES which n
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