

SPRING FLOWERS 203 



SPRING FLOWERS 



early Hepatica purple Dog- 

 tooth Violet 



We are the early flowers. 

 Can you call us all by name ? 

 My name is Hepatica. 

 Just as soon as I hear the robin 

 I put my head above the ground. 

 I can come earlier than most 

 flowers. 



For I have a soft, furry 

 hood. 



But it soon gets too 

 warm for me. 

 So I throw it off. 

 My gown is lavender. 

 But my sisters wear 

 different colors. 



Some are dressed in 

 purple. 



Others wear pink, or 

 even white. 



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 My name is Spring Beauty. 



