Music of the Wild 



and anthers so dark-brown as to be mistaken for 

 black at a casual glance. Both the leaves and 

 the bloom-clusters help to give it a delicate, lacy 

 appearance. I can not so describe the flowers as 

 to paint an adequate idea of their richness. The 

 separate sprays at the leaf bases appear lighter 

 yellow than the massive head and show the indi- 

 vidual flowers better. The crown is a conical mist 

 of gold accented by touches of almost black. Saf- 

 fron is a stately and distinguished plant of great 

 beauty in the fence corners, where it has a strug- 

 gle to preserve its individuality among the masses 

 of growth around it. On a lawn its every feature 

 of distinction would be enhanced. 



One point that should be of especial interest to 

 those who wish to try the cultivation of wild flowers 

 and trees on their premises, is the range of color 

 in the mid-summer and fall species. Many people 

 relying on cultivated shrubs and flowers grow a 

 mass of spring and early summer bloom, and have 

 bare shrubs and leafless vines in fall and winter. 

 The field flowers are a blaze of color all summer 

 until frost, and there are several vines, bushes, and 

 trees that are brilliant with seeds and berries 

 throughout the winter. 



Few words of our language are more suggest- 



Green ive of peace and comfort than "pasture." Pasto- 



Pastures rem ^ & g reen feeding-ground, according to the old 



Latins. And wherever there is a green feeding- 



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