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Contributed by New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library.
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1917 21
in Spring. The plains grasses
now are turning to the autumn
colors, yellows browns purples
and the effects are very fine
when the Sun is near the horizon
the light reflected from countless
tiny white seeds over miles of
prairie is very wonderful.
Great masses of golden-rod are
now in bloom. Where the slender
leaved, (Solidago tenuifolia) and the
lance-leaved, (Solidago gramini folia)
are growing together the latter
only, are covered by a thick crust.
Royal Hawk-weed (Hieracium Scabrum)
partly in flower & partly with little
balls of brown fluffy down seed.
Butter & Eggs (Linaria Vulgaris) /
Hail All (Pancratium vulgaris)
Wild Carrot - (Daucus carota)