Music of the Wild 



eral marigolds, and foxglove. At half that height 

 glow buttercups, cowslips, black-eyed susans, beg- 

 The Gold gar's lice, snapdragons, jewel flowers, and touch- 

 of God me _ no ts. There are several yellow lilies of the 

 field and two of the water. Large spaces are cov- 

 ered with wild mustard, while sunflowers and 

 tansy grow all along the roadside. 



Then there is the less-known water plantain 

 and crowfoot, several poppies, and golden cory- 

 dalis, tw r o species of water cress, saxifrage, and 

 goat's beard. There is yellow avens, wild indigo, 

 rattle-box, and at least two varieties of clover. 

 Also wild senna, partridge pea, yellow flax, and 

 yellow mallow. There must be a dozen species of 

 St. John's-wort; and frostweed, seedbox, and sun- 

 drops. That is an exquisite name, and should be 

 applied to all yellow flowers, to indicate that the 

 sun has dropped of her gold to paint their faces. 

 There are several differing parsnips and loose 

 strife. Also butterfly weed, which seems a contra- 

 diction of terms; toad flax, yellow rattle, wild 

 honeysuckle, yellow asters, elecampane, and arti- 

 choke to end with, in the fear of growing tiresome; 

 but this is not nearly a complete list of the gold 

 of God, for it does not even touch the rarest ex- 

 hibition that He gives. 



This comes at the time of the blooming of the 

 forest, in the mist and shimmer of early spring. 

 Then every tree that bears nut, berry, or seed 

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