40 THE FLOWER VASE. 
COWSLIP. 
Dodecatheon. Class 5.— Order 1. 
A very bright, beautiful yellow flower, growing in our 
meadows, and blossoming in May. 
Native Grace. 
She grew in love. Around her infant home 
Life hung its summer hues, and very fair 
Was this wild earth to her. She learned to roam 
In artless radiance where the woodland air 
Showered trembling sweetness o the glancing 
streams, 
And stole its hue from sunset’s golden beams. 
She twined the orchis in her hazel hair. 
And stole the violets from the brookside dell; 
The wilding race was her peculiar care, 
Her dearest music was the foxglove’s bell, 
When the wild bee with his transparent wings 
Stirs the sweet air, and makes believe he sings. 
