MeetirT Seed and Sabbath Day Posies 347 
placed a single beautiful Lily in the pew of each of 
his old friends. All knew who was the flower bearer, 
and gentle smiles and nods of thanks would radiate 
across the old church to him. These lilies were 
gathered for him freshly each Sabbath morning by 
the young men of his family, who, as Thoreau tells, 
all took their 
morning bath in 
the pond through- 
out the summer. 
There were 
conventions in 
these Sunday 
posies. I never 
heard of carrying 
sprays of Lemon 
Verbena or Rose 
Geranium, or any 
of the strong- 
scented herbs of 
the Mint family ; 
but throughout 
eastern Massa- 
chusetts, espe- 
cially in Concord 
and Wayland, a 
favorite posy was 
a spray of the refreshing, soft-textured leaves from 
what country folk called the Tongue plant — -which 
was none other than Costmary, also called Beaver 
tongue, and Patagonian mint. As there has been 
recently much interest and discussion anent this 
Sun-dial on Boulder, Swiftwater, 
Pennsylvania. 
