The Lo^e of FloW^rs — ^ 



is st(?adily ipqr^asipc^ amo9<$ tt?e people, apd t\}<^ 

 eultiuatioQ of t\)efr\, w^ielc) is a t\)lT)(^ very different 

 frof[\ t\)<^ ^<^T)'dr[\eT)'z of admiratiOQ. l^as be(;orT\<^ so c;o,q- 

 moQ tl^at it is eoQ^id^r^d as ar) euidspqe of bad taste 

 for ope l7auir>(^ apy (^roapd f^OJ to t^aue floujers about tt)<^ 

 d\u(^\Ur)(^ I^oas^, as tl><?y ari^ ope of tl7(^ attractiops of a 

 refined ar^d b(^autifal 1?o/t\(^, apd bri^l7ter> ar^d adorr^ 

 tlpe (T\05t t7u/T\ble. 



I^0B^I^J3 5ays : U/l^at a dri^ary, desolate plaqe 

 u/ould b^ a u/orld u/itlpoat a flou/er. It u;ould be 

 a face u/itl^out a smile— a feast u/itl^out a u/el- j^ 

 <;ofr\e. Jl^ey are pr(^tty lessors ir? patare's ^*^'^, 

 bool^ of i9stru(;tiops, t<^a<;};>ir>^ us tl^at u/e ^^ 

 liu^tl? i^ot by br(^3d or from bread aloQ^; but ^h^ 

 tl^at u/e }?au<? apotl^er tl?ap ap apimal life. -^Cfv, 



P/^/JOIsf says : plou/ers are of all (^mbel- 

 liSl^m^Ots tl?e /T\ost b(?autiful. 



BEEQj^EI^ says : plou/^rs brir)<^ u/l?at 

 moo<^y oft(?Q fails to brip($ — refipemept ai>d 

 pleasur^o 



/T\/iX}^EU/3 says : l^^t us I?au<? all tl7e 

 flou7<?r5 u/e <;ar> possibly afford; tl?ey ar(^ 

 tt;)e u<?ritabl(^ smiles of pature. 



Yours for beautiful flou/ers, 

 January, ISQij, Miss C H. Lippincott. 



