. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . ueer antics. The gar-den beans too play similar pranks. Those Lima beanpoles of the garden hold a sleepy crowd. The Catchfly (Silene nutans). — Its white blossoms,shown in my initial design, gleam in your lanterns raysin the garden beds. They are opening for the nightmoths, but you will hunt in vain for most of them into-morrows sunshine. Pea.—The blossoms nod and partially —Many species close their yellow rays likea conical tent over the central disk. Balsams.—Leaves all droop as if wilted
. Sharp eyes; a rambler's calendar of fifty-two weeks among insects, birds and flowers; . ueer antics. The gar-den beans too play similar pranks. Those Lima beanpoles of the garden hold a sleepy crowd. The Catchfly (Silene nutans). — Its white blossoms,shown in my initial design, gleam in your lanterns raysin the garden beds. They are opening for the nightmoths, but you will hunt in vain for most of them into-morrows sunshine. Pea.—The blossoms nod and partially —Many species close their yellow rays likea conical tent over the central disk. Balsams.—Leaves all droop as if wilted. WHAT THE MIDNIGHT CAN SHOW US 12/ Poppies. —VlowQvs closed like two clam-shells; innerpetals coiled. Pusley.—This conspicuous spreading mean weedof the daytime is hard to find, all of its broad thickleaves being turned with edges upward as it spreads onthe ground. \Vood-sorrcl.—i:\\Q three leaflets droop and close backto back against the stem. There are, indeed, probably few plants which do notput on a night-cap of some sort were our eyes onlysharp enough to detect
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