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are full, with temptations as strong as ever before 

 her. She may at last, like " H. H.," take home 

 her roses by the carriage load, or, overwhelmed 

 by their numbers, leave them all on their stems, 

 and enjoy them in mass. 



Shyly hiding under the taller shrubs beside 

 the running water, the experienced seeker will 

 find the gilia, one of the gems of Colorado's 

 bouquet. This plant consists of one slender 

 stem two feet or more tall, swayed by every 

 breeze, and set for several inches of its length 

 with daintiest blossoms, 



" Like threaded rubies on its stem." 



They are like fairy trumpets, in many shades, 

 from snow white to deep rose, and brilliant 

 scarlet, with great variety of delicate marking 

 visible only under a glass. The stem is so 

 sticky that the flowers must be arranged as 

 they are gathered ; for they cling to each other 

 more closely than the fabled "brother," and 

 an attempt to separate them will result in torn 

 flowers. 



Anything more exquisite than a vase of gilias 

 alone is rarely seen. The buds are as lovely as 

 the blossoms ; new ones open every day, and 

 even the faded ones are not unsightly ; their 

 petals are simply turned backward a little. One 

 minute every morning spent in snipping off 

 blossoms that are past their prime insures the 



