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The Cornell Reading Courses 



that the whole should be balanced on a central vertical in order to con- 

 stitute with the receptacle a harmony in line, form, and color, which will 

 appeal to the eye as a unit. 



A LIST OF FLOWERS 



The following list of flowers was arranged by a women's club for the 

 decoration of a country church with gray and ivory walls, and red pew 

 cushions and carpet: 



WILD FLOWERS 



GARDEN FLOWERS 



Pussy willow {Salix cordata) 

 Alder {Alnus serrnlata) 



March 



April 



Marsh marigold, or cowslips (Caltha Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus) 

 palustris) Poet's narcissus ( Narcissus poeticus) 



Shadbush, or June berry {Amelan- Forsythia (Forsythia), various 

 chier canadensis) species 



Cydonia: scarlet japonica, or Ja]D- 

 anese quince {Cydonia japonica), 

 and other species 

 Ttilips (Tulipa), various species 



May 



Hobblebush ( Vibtirmini lantanoidcs) 

 Flowering dogwood {Cornns florida) 

 Am.erican crab apple (Pyrus 'coro- 



naria) 

 Purple azalea, or pinkstcr flower 



{Rhododendron nudijlormn) 

 Red maple {Acer rubrum) . ■ Use the 



winged fruit, the keys 

 Hawthorn {Craicegiis coccinea; C. 



crus-galli; C. tomentosa) 



vulgaris 



var. 



White lilac {Syringa 



alba) 

 Viburnum {Viburnum lantana or 



V. rugosmn) 

 Common, apple {Pyrus malus) 

 Iris (Iris), various species. Iris 



Jragrans, a beautiful white species 

 Lily of the valley {Convallaria 



majalis) 

 Wistaria (Wisteria), various species 

 Common horse-chestnut {ALsculus 



hippocastanum) 

 Spiraea {Spircea arguta; S. pruni- 



folia; S. thunbergii) 



June 



Tall buttercup {Ranunculus acris) 

 Black-berried elder (5 a m b u c u s 



canadensis) 

 Dwarf wild rose {Rosa lucida) 

 Early wild rose {Rosa blanda) 

 Sweetbrier {Rosa rubiginosa) 

 Coneflower {Rudbeckia hirta) 

 Oxeye daisy iChrysantJicmnm Icii- 



canthenlum) 

 Mountain laurel {Kalmia latifolia) 



Peony (Paeonia), various species 

 Rose (Rosa), various species 

 Delphinitmi (Delphinium) larkspur 

 Canterbury bells {C a m p a n u I a 



■ medium) 

 Old-fashioned snow-ball {Viburnum 



opubis var. sterilis) 

 Japanese snowball {V i b u r n um 



plicatum) 

 Spirsea {Spircza vanhouitei) 



