THREE NEW FLOWERS 101 



To-day Grandmother and I are going to 

 Philip's for luncheon. Afterward perhaps I will 

 take Philip in the woods to show him what flowers 

 have bloomed since he went to visit his cousins. 



When Grandmother and I were there at last 

 and waiting for luncheon, Philip said: " I saw 

 from the train window coming home that Wild 

 Geranium is out, and that Rock Pinks are still 

 here. I suppose Poor Robin must be open by 

 this time." 



" It is indeed," I told him, and then I said that 

 there were other flowers besides which perhaps he 

 didn't remember. 



" Let me guess," he said. " There must be 

 Solomon's Seal, False Solomon's Seal and False 

 Lily-of-the-Valley. He called out the names very 

 fast and as though he were a parrot. 



" Perhaps Tommy told you," I said. 



" Perhaps this is not my first year in the coun- 

 try," he replied. 



" What is each one like," I asked, for there was 

 still time for him to tell me before luncheon. 



" Well," he began, and I knew he was imitating 

 Tommy, " they're plants that you can't miss see- 

 ing in the woods." 



" That's true," I said, " go on." 



" They're all related." 



"They are, but how do they look?" 



" Like plants," Philip answered. I was glad 

 he had given up mimicking Tommy. 



