w Jersey; pine-barrens.
Poison-hemlock White, poison Waste, wet places. Common.
Prairie rose Deep pink Climbing; prairies West.
Prickly poppy Showy yellow Open woods; South and West.
Rattle-box Yellow Sandy soil; New Jersey.
Royal catchfly Deep scarlet Western prairies.
Sea-rocket Purplish New England coast and West.
Slender sundew White Shores of Western lakes.
Snow-berry White Rocky banks; Vermont to Pa.
Spikenard White Rich woodlands; New England.
St. Andrew's cross Yellow, stamens
crossing New Jersey; Illinois.
St. John's wort Yellow, large River-banks; New England.
Stone-crop Yellow Rocky road-sides. Common.
St. Peter's wort Light yellow Pine-barrens of New Jersey.
Touch-me-not Pale yellow Moist banks. Common.
Veratrum (false
hellebore) Purple, poison Swamps; New England.
Vetch Blue, purple Thickets; New England.
Western wall-flower Orange-yellow Limestone cliffs; West.
Wild calla White Wet places. Common.
Wild hydrangea Purple, white Rocky banks; Pennsylvania.
Wild larkspur Purple, blue Rich woods; Pa., New York.
Wild licorice Dull purple Damp woods. Common.
Wild senna Yellow Damp soil; Middle States.
Wolf-berry White, pink West and South.

THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN NAVY.

BY BENSON J. LOSSING.

CHAPTER I.

"You have no right to tax us without our consent," said the
English-American colonists to the British Parliament more than a hundred
years ago. "The Great Charter of England forbids it."

"We have the right to control you in all cases whatsoever," answered the
Parliament.

"Taxation without representation is tyranny, and we will not submit to
it," the colonists declared. A mighty quarrel then began, which lasted
ten years, and ended in blows. The colonists thought with Cromwell that
"rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."

The Parliament levied a stamp tax, but could not enforce it. A tax on
tea was laid, when the patriotic women of America ceased drinking tea,
while the men resolved that not a pound of the plant should be landed on
our shores until the tax should be taken off