24 FLOWERS. 



CHAPTER II. 



FLOWERS THEIR VARIOUS FORMS AND COLORS PARTS OF A 



FLOWER ARRANGEMENT UPON THE STEM NIGHT-BLOOM- 

 ING CEREUS EVENING PRIMROSE EFFECT OF LIGHT UPON 

 THE BLOOM OF FLOWERS PERFECTING OF THE SEED THE 

 FRUIT. 



COME, brother Freddy, let's go gather some flowers, 

 Here are the violets all sweetly in bloom ; 



And the roses just washed by plentiful showers, 

 Will regale with their soft and lovely perfume. 



Here are tulips with petals of every hue, 

 And a white lily with its bosom so fair; 



While daisies and jonquils and hyacinths too, 

 Are casting their fragrance around on the air. 



The honeysuckles cluster on every spray, 



That twines o'er the lattice or droops from the wall, 

 Where the Humming-bird sips the nectar away, 



And honey-bees gather their stores for the fall. 



Here's sweet flow'ring almonds, a token of spring, 

 And yellow corcoras as brilliant as gold ; 



With the gay Columbine, as pretty a thing 

 I'm sure, as we ever need wish to behold. 



And primrose and cowslip with poppies intervene, 

 Kingcups and primulas all smiling and gay ; 



Geraniums and foxglove in plenty are seen. 

 All standing in bright and imposing array. 



