Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 697
coloring; but thenaturalist is always rewarded by looking closerand seeking out objects less popularly known.The 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… … 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…
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