There is a little poem by Dr. Van 

 Dyke called " The Lily of Yorrow," 

 which embodies the principles of 

 the Lotus-eaters. He pictures the 

 search for this marvellous lily, and 

 how the fmder of it forgets home 

 and friends, and passes beyond the 

 ken of those who loved him. The 

 largest flower in the world is the lily 

 named in honour of Queen Victoria, 

 the Victoria Regia, and it is a native 

 of Brazil. In fact, it is almost too 

 large for beauty, and one stands 

 amazed at its enormous blossoms and 

 its boat-like leaves. The flowers are 

 rose- white, and sometimes measure 

 two feet across, whilst the leaves are 

 five feet in diameter and have a rim 

 which turns up five inches. It is said 

 that they will support the weight of a 

 full-grown man. 



In Greek and Roman mythology the 

 water-lily was Nymphea, a water god- 

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