58 PICTURING MIRACLES 



tion of almost unequaled beauty. I will never forget 

 a long tramp through the alders and aspens, yellow 

 pines and firs, wild grapevines as large as your arm 

 and a hundred feet long growing up to the tree tops 

 in their struggle to reach the sunshine, then sud- 

 denly coming out on the bank of the Tuolumne 

 River, where were a great mass of Azalea in full 

 bloom, a round pool with trout leaping into the air 

 after flies, and a wonderful cascade as the river 

 dashed into the pool all within a distance of half 

 a city block; a place which perhaps only a dozen 

 auto tourists see in a year. The pool was a whirl of 

 wild water, the falls dashing madly toward its jour- 

 ney down the river. The spot was such a combina- 

 tion of wonders flowers, pool, falls, mountains and 

 forest, sky and clouds that the desire to test the 

 fighting quality of the trout was irresistible and the 

 long tramp and heavy pack were soon forgotten. 



The Rhododendron is first cousin to the Azalea. 

 It grows in the northern parts of California, Oregon 

 and Washington. It is the state flower of Washing- 

 ton. It is somewhat larger than the Azalea and more 

 highly colored. The buds of each take four days to a 

 week to open, behaving as well in cut flowers in 

 water as potted plants. Sometimes the clusters are as 

 large as your head, rosepink to red, with the anthers 

 upcurved and ending in what looks like tiny snakes' 



