. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AM. GOLDFINCH. came across a cluster of tall spotted Wood Lily stalks on which were a large number of flowers; one stalk in particular, was the tallest I ever saw, measuring nearly eight feet. The well-known spotted Touch-me- not and the Monkey Flower were to be found throughout July and August, and about August 5th the Golden Rod first made its appear- ance and through the Autumn months certain portions of the district were literally covered with beautiful waving plumes, intermingled with the white and purple Aster and other late flowers. Thus the
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. AM. GOLDFINCH. came across a cluster of tall spotted Wood Lily stalks on which were a large number of flowers; one stalk in particular, was the tallest I ever saw, measuring nearly eight feet. The well-known spotted Touch-me- not and the Monkey Flower were to be found throughout July and August, and about August 5th the Golden Rod first made its appear- ance and through the Autumn months certain portions of the district were literally covered with beautiful waving plumes, intermingled with the white and purple Aster and other late flowers. Thus the season wore on, each month in turn bringing its own individual beauty and changes. A favorite resting place was beneath one of the large /^ oak trees close by the brook. The ground here was covered ^with last year's acorns, from many of which sprouts about an inch long were protruding. How wonderful; within each tiny acorn were the possibili- ties of a sturdy oak; surround them by their proper environments, and the embryo will burst the con- fines of its shell and push forth—perhaps into a great trunk—which shall for ages cast its shadow across the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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