New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06

we feel p little as if "" had surprised some ball
room beauty fast asleep on the sccnc Of her mid
nieht riumph-.
The slender spikes Of tho tall purple vcrvain
hay" somewhat jac2rd appearance, owing 10
the reluctance Of is lit;r docp-hucd flowers 70
open simultaneously. The mullen is not with
out this same peculiarly. It, sleepy looking
blossoms open one hy one giving the dcns" ,pill.'
an unfinished. sluggish aspect. In fact. | think
It is the most iogy" looking plant we have.
Although II cam" g. rs or nally from England
II j. now comparatively rare in that country
MIR Burroughs quotes a London correspondent,
who siys that when one comes up in solitary
glory ifs appearance i h'raldcd much rs il il
were comet. the development Of It's woody leaves
and tho growth vi is spike being watched and
reported upon day by day. The broad butterfly
shaped flowers Of the moth-mullcn another cmi-
grant. are much more pcasinc than thos" of It's
kinsman Their corollas are sometimes white,
sometimes yellow. with dash Of red or purple
at the centre Their s,amcns are loaded with
orane".coorcd pollen and arl"l with tufts Of
violet wool, which W. fancy shields some hid lch
nectar as their whole appearance suggests that
they aim 10 attract insect visitors.
Despite the aversion with which It Is regarded
By the farmcrs and the r.rclcssncss with which
il il overlooked by those who value only the
unusual tho wild carrot is Of the most beau
tiful of our naturalycd plants There is deli
cacv and symmetry in the fcathcry clusters sus-
gcstive of cobwcbs, of nngniiici snowflalNs, Of
the finest of lnc"s tone OF It's common names IS
Queen Annc's lnc"l, of the duinti,~t creations
in the world. of both art and nature. Perhaps
the most omnprcsent flower just now is the var
row. IT. finely d.sscctcl l"ayc' ami close w,htc
clusters border "yyy IoId'ide: Indeed . .T wn'n !,
showed ts familiar face in a Fifth-ave. door
yard. Despite what seems TO III" all obvious nhsk"-
ness it Is confused frequently with thr wild carrot
Five. minutes study Oi the two plants with Il
common magnfying glass will fix firmly In the
mind the difference between them. IL requires
little botanical knowledge TO recognize at onc'
thlt tho wild carrot is mrmhcr OF the nm
bclifcrous Parsley family But the small heads
of the yarrow 70 perfectly .mll," separate howers
that this plant is legs readily identified as Com
posite IIuddcd in hoows by the roadside are
the tall stout stalks. clnsping, woony leaves ana
great yellow disks of the clcclmpane, another
Composite. Still another which is never found
far from the highway il the chicory. the charm
Of whose sllv-hluc flowers il somewhat drcrras"i
nv the usually bcdrig gcd appearance of tn" rest
OF the plant.
the Opposite. widely spreading leaves and dull.
whitish flower clusters of the boncset. n plant
which cnrd, OF, which was supposed to cur, so
mnnv of the ailments Of our forefathcrs. Even
,o-lnv the country children eye it rucfully ms
II hangs in long dried lunches in the attic, wait
ing TO ic brcwcd ut the slightest warning into
"A
70 me boncsnt proper is the Joe Pvcwccd. With
rail- stout stems surrounded by circles of rongh
oIIonc leaves and with intensely purple pink
flowers. which are massng themselves effectively
in the low meadows. In parts of the country
no plant docs more for the beauty Of tho land
scapc "a late summer. It's is said to have
,,Lcn its name from IN Indian medicine man. who
found IL a cure ipr tvphns fever.
Tho European hclltlowcr has become natnrajzcd
in Ncw-EnglrW and IN" roalsdcs now are br .ht
With its graceful lilnr-bluc spires Another brill
INIT emigrant which i hlossoming at present
is tho purple loos"strifc. Tho botany extends
ia ra-ce from Nova Scotia to D"nwarc but
ind is piyrnd d""p-hncd wpris only on the
swaTpy shores o. the Hudson and in the marshes
which have for their background the level outline
% the Shnwnngn'k Mountains Along shaded
streams the jewel weeds hang their spurrcd deli
cate pockets: the 20 ore sometime male ycow ag,ir
deep orange, spotted with reddish brown 4 day
or two ago | found in the marshy woods the
fealcry pink ~ Ike of what take to NJ the larger
Of the purple-fringed orchise., a bolated speci-
men. surely, NJ this specie. was due q
month
summer seems we'll advanced when We see
the curved leafy items Of the Solomon's zeal
aud twisted stalk hung the first with
Mac!,ish, the second with bright red be,riSs EN-
cept in the open fields fruits now are moro