Show the compass plant on the prairies and plains texas and southern minnesota there grows a wonderful plant which has baa proved useful t trave travelers lerg wandering over these vast vs tracts of country cou I 1 A Is callad the compass plant or pilot plant because of a peculiarity in 11 the groath of the leaves which grym alternately I along alone the stalk and point north on and south I 1 the IZ ia deans fol ollo lovied wod the gated allem by these pointing leaves and told the white while men about it it this plant belongs to the family of the COMPO sItue and looks very much like the sunflower it lies haa a strong res lnora odor somewhat like turpentine and sometimes goes by the name turpentine plant |