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ated. These comjjlex jjarts in the liearts of flowers 

 are tlieir sex organism, and the honey they (hstil 

 is tile l)rihe offered bees and l)ntterflies to con- 

 summate conce])tion for them. Xature is very 

 frank, and these marvels are spread closely over 

 her face for any one -who cares to learn. I think 

 those A\'ho really understand and appreciate these 

 delicate processes among the flowers ncAer again 

 doubt that there is a Suj^reme Being. The Cre- 

 ator said, "And a bow shall be set in the cloud; 

 and I ^\ill look u])on it, that I may remember the 

 everlasting covenant between God and every liv- 

 ing creature of all flesh that is upon the earth." 

 So He e\'olved the rainl)ow. On the painted lily 

 faces the botanists of early Greece saw repro- 

 duced these wonderfid colors, and so they named 

 the plant "ip«/' — the rainbow. 



Because the sky is blue, eternal, and never- 

 changing, men ha^e adopted this color to exi)ress 

 True Blue fricudshij), which also should be eternal and never- 

 changing. True blue is dear to all hearts and con- 

 veys an express meaning; so again tliese wonder- 

 ful flowers are baptized with truth. And as if no 

 honor might be lacking, to the blue is added "flag." 

 Never was other flower more liighly honored in its 

 naming. Sometimes beautiful plants and vines are 

 insulted by scientists aj^plying to them careless, 

 conti-adictory, and incongruous terms. Here is 

 one embarrassed by riches both in its scientific and 



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