Music of the Wild 



sinking .soul again miglit see with his latest vision 

 the white sign of holiness. 



There is music all the day among the rushes 

 rustling a\ ith eaeli breeze, and \vhere they harp the 

 purest note of (lod these A\'hite lilies gro\\-. Their 

 stems and buds a^-e round, and the lea^'es Avondei'- 

 ful. They are a fine arrow-shajje, and some in 

 this study were almost two feet in length, having 

 a stout midrib, grooved on the up^^er surface, M'ith 

 deep A'eins on the under. Both bloom and leaf 

 stems are round, and the bud is a perfect little 

 globe, tJie sign of the earth. The lilies o])en with 

 three simple jjetals that spread widely and curve 

 with indescribable grace, so tliat light and shadow 

 are caught on the face of the same bloom. Xo 

 other ^^•]lite floAver I know has the fineness of tex- 

 ture of the arrowhead petals; similar to j^earls is 

 the oidy comparison. Then they have a heart of 

 gold, for the anthers are yellow, which adds rich- 

 ness to the petals. 



Each stalk bears six clusters of bloom. The 

 flowers are set on stems of sufficient length to dis- 

 play tlieir beauty fully without crowding. Three 

 blooms are placed at ecjual distances in a circle 

 around the stem, and three inches above another 

 circle, each stalk terminating in a cluster of four 

 blooms: three around the stem, and one on the tip. 

 The fragile, ethereal whiteness of the ])l(KMn is 

 further enhanced by the surroundings. The back- 



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