Music of the Wild 



and anthers so (lark-l)r()\vn as to be inistakeiii for 

 ))laek at a casual glance. Both the leaves and 

 the bloom-clusters hel]) to <)i\e it a delicate, lacy 

 ap])earance. 1 can not so describe the flcjwers as 

 to paint an adecjuate idea of their richness. The 

 separate sprays at tJie leaf bases a])])ear lighter 

 vello\\' than tlie niassi\c licad and show the indi- 

 vidual flo^^•ers ])ettei'. 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 tJie fence corners, \\licrc it has a strug- 

 gle to preser\'e its indi\iduality among the masses 

 of growth around it. On a lawn its every feature 

 of distinction Avould be enlianced. 



One ])oint tliat slioidd be of es])ecial interest to 

 those A\'ho Avish to try tJie cultiAation of A\'ild fioAxers 

 and trees on their ])remises, is the range of color 

 in tlie mid-summer and fall s])ecies. Many ])eople 

 relying on cultivated shrubs and flo\\crs gi-ow a 

 mass of s]n'ing and early summei' bloom, and have 

 bare shrubs and leafless A'ines in fall and winter. 

 The field flowers are a l)lazc of color all summer 

 until frost, and there are se\ei'al A'ines, bushes, and 

 trees that ai'e brilliant \\ith seeds and berries 

 throughout the winter. 



Vew A^ords of oiu' language are more suggest- 



Green ivc of pcace and comfort tlian "])asture." Pasto- 



Pastures ;.^.,;, ^ ^ green feeding-ground, according to the old 



Latins. And whercA'er tliere is a green feeding- 



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