MOTH MULLEN.
(Verbascum blattaria).
FROM “NATURE’S GARDEN”
The Moth Mullen (Verbascum blattaria) is a far more attractive and graceful plant than the form previously described. The specific name was derived from the idea that the plant would kill the cockroach (Blatta). It was supposed that moths would not go near the plant, and it was quite a general custom in New England to pack these plants or flowers with clothing or furs in order to keep out moths. The stamens are similar to those of the Great Mullen, except the filaments are tufted with violet hairs. The flowers are yellow or white on long, loose racemes. The erect, slender stem is usually about two feet in height, and as a rule there are no leaves present at the flowering time.
Charles S. Raddin.
THE CALL OF THE PARTRIDGE.
The fields are wet, the fields are green,
All things are glad and growing,
And fresh and cool across the pool
The gentle wind is blowing.
Tho’ humid clouds yet fill the sky,
The rain has ceased its falling,