. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. THE JEWEL-WEED'S LITTLE GAME 85 new claims and hold them by right of settle- ment,—a sort of "squatter ; Who does not know the surprise that lurks in the pod of touch-me-not? When the seeds are ripe, the game of pitch and toss begins. Imagine a clump of plants situated at the very mouth of a tiny glen. They had been sent thither as seeds,— a sort of reconnoitering party,— by their parent weed .last fall. In spring they took hold on what soil they found and
. The brook book; a first acquaintance with the brook and its inhabitants through the changing year. Natural history. THE JEWEL-WEED'S LITTLE GAME 85 new claims and hold them by right of settle- ment,—a sort of "squatter ; Who does not know the surprise that lurks in the pod of touch-me-not? When the seeds are ripe, the game of pitch and toss begins. Imagine a clump of plants situated at the very mouth of a tiny glen. They had been sent thither as seeds,— a sort of reconnoitering party,— by their parent weed .last fall. In spring they took hold on what soil they found and in a few months' time matured seeds of their own. Up the glen is a bit of moist earth occupied last year by a bluebell. Is there room for two? Who knows? Pop! two seeds are shot into the air at random. One falls into the tiny stream and is lost. The other drops with a light bounce among the bluebell's leaves, and edges down out of sight. Planted for life, come good or ill luck! If the bluebell continues to drop all her children over the ledge to find new homes, she may never see her family spring up around her. THE "LITTLE GAME". 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 Miller, Mary Farrand (Rogers), Mrs. , 1868-. New York, Doubleday, Page & Company
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