CO WHY TOMMY FELT ASHAMED 



when she was a girl the plant we call Spring 

 Beauty was known as Star of Bethlehem. Then 

 Tommy ran home to fetch his books about flowers, 

 and we all saw that he was quite right. 



" Things are changed now," Grandmother said, 

 " but Tommy, I do think your flower much more 

 like the bright Star of Bethlehem than the sleepy 

 Spring Beauty could ever be." 



" Many people call it just Yellow Star Grass," 

 Tommy answered, " only I think the other name 

 is prettier." 



Another flower that Tommy had in his box he 

 called Bellwort. It also was yellow, but very 

 different looking from the Star of Bethlehem. 

 The blossoms were so pale that I thought them 

 the color of straw, and two of them hung down 

 from the top of each stem like little bells. The 

 leaves hugged very closely to the stalk, without 

 having any stems of their own, and they were a soft 

 green color. Underneath them we also noticed 

 a pale bloom, something like that on purple grapes. 



I was just a little reminded of Dog's-tooth Vio- 

 let when I saw this flower, although they do not 

 even belong to the same family. I think this was 

 because the flowers were something like pale yellow 

 bells that fairies might ring. 



Tommy had found it close to the Star of Beth- 

 lehem. There are many of them now in bloom, 

 he says; but the one he brought home is to be 

 pressed for his collection. 



