, 1875-01-31

have never been investigated. where mere hy
pothess existed in tho lack of exDerimenta
knowledge, nor do refer to mara negative be
lief, or, might better say, lack of all beliof
| as in the powo1s OF steam OF electricity, Will
yet mankind was in total ignorance Of the exist
enco Of these powers. I do not include thes.
cases, Say, IN which many instances might b.
found tocontrovertmeb but 1dosay that general
accepted idea in social science, or morals, or an
phenomenon in Nature that has been repeatedly
noticed viii be found, upon candid investigation
to be trua. All the wisdom In existence was no
born with this generation. Our forofather,
were not all blind idiots. They we're able to botl
see aud reason upon facts perceived, and dis
| played often quite az much acuteness Of v1sio1
| and thought as their descendants. For instance
t THE BEAUTY OF WILD FLOWERS
has been the theme Of poets from time imme
| mortal, and from time to which the memory Of
! man reacheth not back, these same poets, search
| ing for ht symbols OF the grace, purity, and
beauty OF the ladies' Of their love, have foau6
none better than these same wayside blossoms
OF exquisite hues and delicate fragrance BuI
here arises awonarously- y-w!ss young woman, who
with an air of very superior knowledge, assures
US that this poetry is not only all bosh, wishy-
Washy sentimentality THAT not only il there nc
point of resemblance between beautiful
| woman and wayside, flower, but
there are no waysida fowere -
except fennei and dandelion and few frail,
scentless, poor little things OF no beauty value,
Now, this is very hard upon the poets and upon
Damo Nature, too {implY Ying that she cannot, ru-
aided. produce beautiful bloaaoms), or rather it
would ba it it were true. But, unfortunately,
this sharp writer draws her conclusion without q
sufficient number Of facts to warrant it. She is
mi nar1 1cfo 11p1
rant, not only OF the flora of her native land, but
of that Of every othor. The truth II,
THE FLORA OF THE UNITED STATES,
though NOT go abundant in flowers of gorgeous
hue aud spicy doors a8 that Of the tropical re-
gions, is yet sufficiently rich in beautiful and
fragrant specimens to ASSURE any one who inves-
tigates tho matter OF the beauty of wild flowers.
About 1850 species OF towering plants grow wild
III the Northern United States Hlone, and the
Southern States hare an equal, it not great
would be classed as weeda by the
fastidious, doubtless, but it may bo safely said
that full half, yes, more than half, are plants or
troes producing blossoms OF greater or less
beauty aud fragrance. Nearly all the valued
flowers in gardens were originally Wild flowers on
our prairies and in our woods;. very few arc
e1otics So much for the assertion that the way
sido flower will not bear cultivation. But, per-
haps, it may DO said that what ia best in these
flowers has been given them by art Opinions
.,rent1v cl,anrcd Nv cn1r;vat,on 1,t tha hoton;at
would 1,arIT admit thnt ali tt,csa chancca .1s ra+o
to ti,a a,1yanf,ra of ta,s f,owar in nomt e. basn
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the nnsic th,t had ..aatsd .ha ora1a - aoran
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ln,is of Ci,icao IN INV d;roct;o,, :; t,a s,,r;,-
and snnn7er~r;mA y,ti,,nt ti,1ao hs1r.,sn1a,, !;
yarietice or more nf f,;r wavs;ae f1owars = Ton
know where tn look far fhe,n :. ''o
Int these ara ibe 1no,a ,noacst enec;nens
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