Blazing Star 



Late in summer in the dry beds of brooks, 

 this magnificent blossom is found dazzlingly 

 radiant and filling the air with its delight- 

 ful perfume. Someone has said the long sta- 

 mens are like lashes of light that trim the stars. 

 The leaves of these plants have sharp hairs 

 so that they are "sticky," as the children 

 say, and do not seem very friendly. I have 

 often wondered why this plant is not culti- 

 vated, at least in our parks. 



(See Frontispiece) 



There are star-flowers, Dear, in the human world — 

 Children with angel wings half furled, 

 Who find like you that the sun shines strong. 

 Who at times like you for the soft rain long. 



Edward Howard Griggs 



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