Music of the Wild 



and anthers so dai-k-l)roMn 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 sjirays at the leaf bases ap2)ear lighter 

 5"ellow than the massive head and show the indi- 

 A'idual 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, -SA'here it has a strug- 

 gle to preserve its individuality among the masses 

 of groA\th around it. On a lawn its every feature 

 of distinction would be enhanced. 



One ])oint that shovdd ])e 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 sj^ecies. ^Nlany people 

 relying on cultivated shrul)s and flo^^ers grow a 

 mass of s])ring and early sununer bloom, and have 

 bare shrubs and leafless vines in fall and winter. 

 The field floA\'ers are a blaze of color all summer 

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

 trees that are brilliant M'ith seeds and berries 

 throughout the winter. 



FcM' A\or(ls of oiu' language are more suggest- 



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



Pastures y^'//; , a green feeding-ground, according to tlie old 



Latins. And wherever tliere is a green feeding- 



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