measures to cheer them up and stop their lonesome sighing. 
So she gives her annual ball. All the early days of September the 
sunbeam hosts spin and weave for the festivity, myriads of sun- 
beams on the myriad leaves of the groves.' The Aspen Spirit her- 
self hurries about, painting the Rose-hips and Kinnikinnie 
Berries the brightest scarlet ever seen, and splashing ruby-red and 
gold and russet on all the leaves of her gardens. When every- 
thing is ready the sunbeams and gold-clad Aspen leaves begin 
such a mad, whirling, joyous dance it is impossible to tell 
which is which. The stately old Pines and Spruces are so 
rejoiced with all this loveliness they, shake off their sear and 
yellow needles and put on their best, shining deep green to do 
honor to the carnival. 
So it is, each year, that the joyous Spirit of the Aspen 
Grove ends her summer work and play and goes to her winter 
rest under the soft snow blanket. Slim grey- white sentinels, with 
their branches a delicate tracery of black against the snow, 
the Aspen Trees stand guard above their happy memories and 
wait patiently for the victorious sunbeam armies of a new spring. 
Fbederica p. Bellamy, 
botanical note 
Lest the "common names" of the flowers of the Aspen 
grove garden seem vague, the following list is appended: 
Golden Banner: Thermopsis montana. 
Mountain Columbine: Aquilegia coerulea. 
Red Lily: Lilium pJiiladelphicum. 
Mariposa Lily: CalocJiortus Gunnisonii. 
Yellow Lady's Slipper: Cypripedium puhescens. 
Calypso: Calypso horealis. 
Larkspur: Delphinium scopulorum. 
Wild Geranium: Geranium caespitosum. 
Kinnikinnie : Arctostaphylus uva-ursi. 
Wintergreen : Pirola uliginosa. 
Blue Penstemons: Penistem^^n gracilis. 
Chiming Bells: Mertensia sihirica. 
Gaillardia: Gaillardia aristata. 
Sun Spots: Gymnolomia multiflora. 
Lavender Daisy: Erigeron macranthus. 
Aster: Machaeranthera Bigelovii. 
Author 's Note — The reason for a Denver Garden Club member ■writ- 
ing this kind of article is two-fold. For one thing, we wish to explain 
why we divert our energies in the spring time from planning and plant- 
ing, and seeding and weeding, to waging a determined campaign for Wild 
Flower Preservation. For another, we desire to create among Garden 
Club of America members a wish to visit our Eocky Mountain gardens. 
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