Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 214
ish point of a youngplant darting above the ground in earliestspring at once sees the fitting application of adders-tongue. But then how few recognizetheir plant friends at all seasons of the year! John Burroughs, in Riverby, refers to theplant as the earliest of the lilies, and one ofthe most… … If you will take the seed-pod of this lilywhen about ripe, gently split it at one of thesutures, and press back the lips, you willsee at a glance why the flower is so appro-priately named. Indeed, nothing could bemore appropriate. The arrangement of theseeds, as you will see, bears a most…
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