. St. Nicholas [serial] . HORSE-BALM OR STONE-ROOT. OVERLOOKED BEAUTY AND INTEREST. In every seasonthere is danger ofoverlooking thequieter, less famil-iar attractions. In October, especially, our in-terest is taken up with the well-known fruits andnuts, with golden-rods, clematis, and milkweed-pods. Our admiration is aroused anew eachyear by the display of autumnal coloring; but thenaturalist is always rewarded by looking closerand seeking out objects less popularly horse-balm decorates the moist, shadywoods all through the summerwith the bold freedom ofwid
. St. Nicholas [serial] . HORSE-BALM OR STONE-ROOT. OVERLOOKED BEAUTY AND INTEREST. In every seasonthere is danger ofoverlooking thequieter, less famil-iar attractions. In October, especially, our in-terest is taken up with the well-known fruits andnuts, with golden-rods, clematis, and milkweed-pods. Our admiration is aroused anew eachyear by the display of autumnal coloring; but thenaturalist is always rewarded by looking closerand seeking out objects less popularly horse-balm decorates the moist, shadywoods all through the summerwith the bold freedom ofwide-spreading foliage, and iAugust, when the termclusters of small yellow flowersopen and sway lightlyabove the broad leaves,the plant becomes anobject of satisfy-ing beauty. Theseflowers continue10 uiuom e\ en ROOT OF horse-balm or stone-root. into October, and Stony in appearance and add to the spicy odors of the autumnwoods the richness of their lemon-like ,fragrance. Another common name for thisplant—the stone-root—is very appropriate aswe can readily discover by attempting to cutthrough the root with a knife, when it will befound of surprising hardness. We will find the slender stems of the moth-mullein bearing its white or yellow flowerswith their purple centers in quite different situ-ations, along the sandy roads or in old, neg-lected fields. So tolerant is this plant of dry,thin soil that I have often found it growingalong the edges of macadam roads, where itseemed able to find nourishment and a suffi-cient foothold. Although a frequenter ofhighways it always maintains a fresh andcheerful appearance, for after the flowers havebloomed the yellow corolla becomes loosenedat the base and drops off, while the bud nextabove it on the stem spreads open its unblem-ished petals. Along the swamps and brooks the turtle-heador snake-head will be found in company wi
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