a dense mass with these magnificent and heav- 

 enly flowers. No leaves were visible, and every 

 morning a fresh relay of flowers opened to the 

 dawn, those of the previous day hiding behind 

 them and falling off with the reddish tint which 

 I suppose gave rise to the compound Latin name 

 of the species. 



This is a true day-star, only the coloring is 

 exactly reversed from that of the night stars. 

 The golden light of day robbed from the latter 

 brings forth on the ipomoea countless constella- 

 tions of the purest, densest heavenly blue, the 

 exquisite beauty of which in a large mass must 

 be imagined, for at all events I have not words 

 wherewith to paint its glories. I can only say 

 it compelled the admiration of all who have ever 

 seen it, be their soul never so dead or dull to the 

 beauties of nature. 



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