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Roxana Robinson

The monarch and the milkweed

By Roxana Robinson
September 6, 2006

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NEAR MY back door is a tall, straggly plant, with an awkward shape, nearly colorless flowers. If you saw it you'd think it was a weed, and you'd be right. I planted it. (Full article: 749 words)

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