22 BRECK’S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 
THE LILY OF THE FIELD, or THE WONDERFUL 
BEAUTY OF FLOWERS. 
The contemplation of the beauty of flowers, with their 
varied tints of exquisite colors, beautiful forms and de- 
lightful odors, is a source of never ending pleasure to all 
who have any taste for the beautiful, even when examined 
by the naked eye; but when placed under a powerful mi- 
croscope, we are introduced to the hidden wonders of 
God’s handiworks, where we see the exquisite finish of 
the most minute parts of the flower, with the adorning of 
colors that seem to be more splendid than anything 
earthly ; here is no imperfection, and no blemish, but in 
every part of the most humble flower, we see nothing but 
the perfection of beauty. I was so well pleased with an 
article I found in the New-York Observer on this subject, 
entitled the “Lily of the Field,” that I give the article 
entire, as follows, (believing that it will be read with 
pleasure and profit): 
“Jn the reign of Solomon, the kingdom of Judah 
reached the acme of its splendor. He was the wisest, 
the richest, and the most powerful of kings. 
“So widely extended was the fame of his character and 
magnificence, that distant nations came to add their por- 
tion to the sum of his glory. The grandest manifestations 
of his prosperity, and power, were, when the king ap- 
peared, arrayed in robes of finest texture, sitting upon the 
throne of ivory overlaid with pure gold. It was no mere 
display of barbaric magnificence, dazzling to the eye of 
sense, with the glitter of gold, and the glare of brilliant 
colors. It was the suitable expression of that blessing 
which crowned the kingdom and its king. All that earth 
