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59 A Field Guide to North American Wildflowers Each page holds a flower, each flower a story: one named for the scarlet of cardinals’ robes; this next, swallowed, a cure for sorrow. Fleecy leaves of mullein once lined shoes, and its blossomed stem, dipped in oil, made a taper for those who could not sleep. Blue vervain, butter-and-eggs: names comfort on the days you can’t say what’s gone. ...

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