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18 JULY WILD FLOWEBS. 



.And such bright, glorious, golden lilies- 

 expanding their corollas and floating to the 

 8urface,remindingyoai of Felicia Heman'slilies, 



" beautiful thou art 

 Thou sculpture-like and stately river Queen, 

 Crowning the depths as with the light serene, 



Of a pure heart ! 



Bright Lily of the wave, 

 Rising with fearless grace with every swell, 

 Thou seem'st as if a spirit meekly brave 



Dwelt in thy cell." 



Ere we begin the enumeration of the most 

 striking of our July Wild Flowers, let usagaiu 

 borrow from our late old friend, M. Stur- 

 ton, and join him in repeating: — "At noother 

 period of the year is the earth clothed with so 

 rich a covering as in July ; every mountain, 

 meadow, bog, and piece of water, now teems 

 with beautiful flowers, and his heart must be 

 cold indeed that has never warmed with love 

 for the Creator, amid such scenes of beauty 

 and joy, when surrounded by such resplendent 

 beauty. I can liken it to nothing except the 

 trees laden with dangling jewels in the story 

 of Aladin : and who does not perceive that 

 the jewels are more splendid hanging from a 

 tree than if thrown into a heap. I believe 

 Sir David Brewster is right, that diamonds 

 are unopened buds ; at any rate I mean to 

 believe it, if nobody else will." 



