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 and the coarse veil of hair begins to be withdrawn by the 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. 



