to conceal a form of the utmost beauty, or a clear and deli- 
cate complexion. When the hour of perfection has arrived, 
and the coarse veil of hair begins to be withdrawn by the 
expansion of the unfolding petals, one is amazed at the 
unexpected loveliness which stands revealed in the form of 
this vegetable star, whose rays are of the softest white, while 
the disk is of a rich yellow formed by the stigma and the 
clustering anthers. 
