WILD HELIOTROPE. 



It was my second day at Los Angeles when some friends 

 calling, said, "We are going in the country for the day, will you 

 come with us ? ' 



"Yes, I would be so glad to go." W 7 e drove toward 

 Pasadina, and when a few miles out we chose a pretty spot, 

 cool and shady, and prepared to remain the clay. 



The country between Pasadina and Los Angeles is very 

 beautiful, and the place chosen for our picnic commanded a 

 view of the country for miles around. In the distance we could 

 see the handsome hotel called "The Raymond," a portion of 

 Pasadina and the City of Los Angeles. 



A new town was being laid out near, and the hundreds of 

 men in their red flannel shirts, with shovel and spade glistening 

 in the sunshine as they flew in and out the ground, made a pretty 

 picture. 



I found many varieties of wild flowers here : the Mariposa 

 lily in great abundance, and was about to choose it for my study, 

 when a little girl in our party came running to me. 



"Oh ! come and see what a beautiful flower I have found. 

 I did not pick it, for there were no others like it. Do come." 



I went with the child down in a ravine, and there found 

 growing on a little mound this lovely heliotrope. It stood alone 

 with the lavender blossoms on the very top, spread out like 

 little plumes. I thought it so beautiful and wonderful. It was 



