Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 112
nd black butterflies. The wild carrot grows in profusion all around, andwe must stop and look at a plant. The feathery leaves,almost the prettiest part of the plant, grow in a bunchupon the sand and from them rise the rough greenstalks. ,T • delicate the flowers are! The little brownspeck in the… … THE WEEDY SUNFLOWERS BY THE ROADSIDE. we would see the dried flowers, known as birds-nests,standing stiffly above the snow. A flock of chickadees,balancing on them, eat the sharp-pronged seeds, whichseem to us hardly palatable. Catherine Lee Carter (age 14). It is only when we desire to cultivate…
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