1904 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
299 
The Native Flowers. 
It Is not necessary to know the scien¬ 
tific names of our common wild flowers 
In order to enjoy them, though one of 
the numerous nature study text-books 
is a help in that direction. We hear 
eloquent pleas to save the birds, but it 
is seldom anyone speaks for the native 
flowers. I have seen carriage loads of 
people deliberately tear to pieces a tiny 
wild plum or crab tree for the fragrant 
blossoms, and leave the marred thing a 
blot on the landscape, with never a 
thought beyond the present moment. A 
single spray is never sufficient, and the 
last blossom must be secured be¬ 
fore they travel on to work destruc¬ 
tion elsewhere. The time was when cat 
tails were torn out by the root and car¬ 
ried away in triumph but the craze for 
them died out before the species be¬ 
came extinct. Just now it is the beau¬ 
tiful bittersweet that once hung from 
Autumn till Spring untouched. It is 
possible to gather quantities of this 
beautiful product of nature without de¬ 
stroying the vines, but there are people 
who.leave neither root nor branch. Per¬ 
haps in a year or two it will be passed 
by, as are the cat tails now, and one 
more plant will have a chance to take a 
new lease on life. 
The dainty little flowers of Spring fare 
better as regards being pulled out by 
the root, but the country is coming al¬ 
most entirely into cultivation, so that 
there is danger of extermination from 
the plow and cultivator. Along rivers 
and in the mountains wild flowers still 
flourish, but perhaps some ingenious 
person will find means to cultivate even 
wild lands in the near future. I have 
not seen an Indian turnip plant for 
years, though in my younger days they 
seemed to be quite common. The large 
beds of “May apples’’ I once delighted 
to find are rapidly passing away, and so 
are the dear wild strawberries. Wild 
roses still linger by the roadside, 
though the thrifty farmer has a partic¬ 
ular spite at them, and purple Asters 
are found in many places. 
Many a person who sighs for the sight 
of hothouse flowers, and reads with re¬ 
gret of the magnificence of the floral 
display at city weddings, daily closes 
her eyes to blossoms more fragrant and 
beautiful than two-dollar roses and ex¬ 
pensive orchids. I would rather see a 
wild crab tree in full bloom than the 
famous century plants we hear so much 
about, and the wild Tiger lilies along 
our brook are much prettier, to my 
thinking, than all the pot-grown white 
ones. 
“What arr those beautiful blossoms?” 
asked a con rywoman when an artist 
friend presen I her with a hand-paint¬ 
ed plate. 
“Wild blackt ries,” answered the wo¬ 
man with twinb \ng eyes. “Did you ever 
see them?” ■» 
“No, I don't think I ever did if they 
look like that. In fact, I didn’t know 
blackberry vines had blossoms,” she 
admitted truthfully. 
“Neither did I till I found out how 
crazy city people are for new things. I 
left the conventional roses and cherries 
for others to paint and started boldly 
cut with the simple wild flowers right 
here at home. You know what success 
I have had with my work,” she said 
modestly, “and I believe it is due to that 
one thing more than anything else.” 
“Is that the way you get your de¬ 
signs?” asked the other in astonishment. 
“I thought you imagined them, as peo¬ 
ple do stories.” 
“No need of wasting the imagination 
when the fields and woods are full of 
such beautiful things,” said the artist. 
“See this oak leaf? It will decorate that 
large platter Mrs. French ordered bet¬ 
ter than anything else,” and she held up 
a magnificent greenish bronze leaf col¬ 
ored by Mother Nature to perfection. 
As I heard the conversation I wonder¬ 
ed why more people are not seeking to 
call attention to our native flowers with 
pen, brush and voice. From Spring till 
Autumn there is an endless array of 
graceful beauties waiting to be noticed, 
though many of them “waste their 
sweetness on the desert air.” Begin 
with the first frail, woodsy things this 
year, and see how many different varie¬ 
ties you can find. If you cannot perpet- 
uate them as an artist does, nor em¬ 
broider reproductions of them on art 
linen, you may at least enjoy their 
beauty, and incidentally lose many cob' 
webs from your brain in the open air 
while looking for the shy blossoms. 
HILDA RICHMOND. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Wise mothers are ever on the outlook 
for simple, frocks. The model, which 
is admirable for general use, is shown 
in flowered batiste trimmed with bands 
of embroidery. The frock is made with 
a body portion, fitted by means of 
shoulder and under-arm seams, and 
a straight gathered skirt that is joined 
thereto by a belt. At the neck edge is 
an oddly shaped collar which leaves the 
throat slightly open and renders the 
dress well adapted to warm weather 
wear. The sleeves are full ones gather¬ 
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material required for the medium size 
(six years) is Zy 2 yards 32 inches wide 
or 2 y 2 yards 44 inches wide, with three 
yards of insertion to trim as illustrated. 
The pattern No. 4652 is cut in sizes for 
children of 2, 4, 6 and 8 years of age; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
The tucked frock shown makes a 
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The waist is laid in narrow perpendicu¬ 
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in wider horizontal ones above the belt, 
and is gathered at the waist line and ar¬ 
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cut away beneath the yoke when a 
transparent effect is desired. The bertha 
is circular and cut in deep handkerchief 
8 to 14 years. 
points at front, back and shoulders, and 
is eminently graceful. The sleeves are 
made in two portions each, the upper 
ones tucked, the under ones full, and 
are gathered into straight cuffs. The 
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of three each, and gathered at the belt. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium, size is 8% yards 27 inches 
wide, seven yards 32 inches wide, or 5 y 2 
yards 44 inches wide. The pattern No. 
4667 is cut in sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 
and 14 years of age; price 10 cents. 
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