Music of the Wild 



ated. These comj^lex parts in the hearts of flowers 

 are their sex organism, and the honey they distil 

 is the bribe offered bees and butterflies to con- 

 summate conception for them. Nature is very 

 frank, and these marvels are spread closely over 

 her face for any one wlio cares to learn. I think 

 those who really understand and appreciate these 

 delicate processes among the flowers never again 

 doubt that there is a Supreme Being. The Cre- 

 ator said, "And a bow shall be set in the cloud; 

 and I will look upon it, that I may remember the 

 everlasting covenant between God and every liv- 

 ing creature of all flesli that is upon the earth." 

 So He evolved the rainbow. On the ^^ainted lily 

 faces tlie botanists of early Greece saAv repro- 

 duced tliese wonderful colors, and so tliey named 

 the plant "Ip's/' — the rainl)Ow. 



Because the sky is blue, eternal, and never- 

 changing, men have adopted this color to express 

 True Blue friendship, which also should be eternal and never- 

 changing. True blue is dear to all hearts and con- 

 veys an express meaning; so again these wonder- 

 ful floAvers are baptized witli trutli. And as if no 

 lionor might be lacking, to the lilue is added "flag." 

 Never was other flower more highly honored in its 

 naming. Sometimes beatitiful plants and vines are 

 insiflted by scientists applying to them careless, 

 contradictory, and incongruous terms. Here is 

 one em])arrassed by riches both in its scientific and 



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