The Cecil Whig., 1882-05-20
SUNFLOWERS.

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thn flower thot alwavs turns IFS f,c.s
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The first mention we have of it in Enc
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'"'''' > i''"i >'ci"'''' III i''''' " men ''e
tells us tha. i'll his garden h1 has one
that has grown 10 the height OF fourteen
feet, which produces flowers measuring
sixteen inches over. In Sl'aln and Mexico
they grow to the helght o1 twenty ieet,
S""'c "' Vhe Ao"elS measuring !""r 'ec'
i'll diameter. and Il single flower pruduc-
mo > no seeds
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IL winch II maiden IS reaching un to the
flowers. which are still far aboye her
The whole purpose of the picture is evil
deutly intended to make the spectator
feel the great height of the plant.
browning calls the flower "a foolish
mimic sun. Darwin "ives it Il better
character, tor he says it
"cNr rs the upiaud lawn.
And bows in Loaage 10 the rising dawn
Moore uses It as a COMPARISON Of con-
staucv ;or Lc saws:
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lit SAM rnl,. ,''N "i'''i 'n' '"Fn'" WHEN he
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Seeking liter that sweet golden prime
mere 'ie '''Ne'er journey IL "ole'
mere Inc H"I''h i'neu away VIVA desire,
Ari'n from ,e hri, m nnI ",s os1irn >'"'
Where my $untlower wishes to 90"
botanical authorities s,y. that tbcre
arc n,arlv ffty srecies smopr those
which are best known are the tall sun
Hover OF Perm and Mcxico. the peren-
pia! . native Of \'irninia. and thc dwarf
suntlowrr hrouol,t ns late * 1.,S rrom
iUNnt
Tho seeds when naeIed taste like
sweet almond They make an excaIlrnt
bread of them in PORTUGAL and duriuo
tba late war in the Southern States they
were substituted r,,, coffee in many =
frontier cabin They are = rooI food r,,
n,uItr,, md tl,, nil r,.assoI fran, tLe,n !.
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sDIenaid for so,p-,oal,inm.
The stems and l1,wcrs when burn,d
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!" i'A"' '''' ""'''''"Si P"''o' "' sun
down with wish IS sure to bring the
wish true before the next sunset $50 the
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a'l"en "l'i""' III le'>V oiic VI '"esc
mimlc suns III II. 10 dream Oh them
signifies that you will have your pride
wounded. and n negro. if he has this
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a saniiow>r to counteract the omen. And
in some parts of thc South negro will
net let YOU bring into the house a sun
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perfect. or one that IS III any way broken.
'''' many Vi US "io ''""ie 'h"1 'i'sl' 10
a county i'll the northwest of Mississippi