The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20


hue Seaborn Aphrodite in her happy wander
ngs suddenly appeared before them wondrously
fair and bright and white the foam of the
waves from which she sprang The lilies trem
bled before her beauty, and grew SO pale with
jealousy that ever after they bossomed white
First the goddess Juno chose it as her favorte
flower and then passing to the Virgin Mary, ii
was dedicated to the early Christian church
Besides being the chosen flower of the church
1t is also an imperial blossom. Away back in the
days of 1048 Garcius w, king Of Navarro estab-
lished the Order of the Knights of st. Mary OF
the Lily, and another Order of the Lily was
founded by Ferdinand of Aragon Dundee carries
lilies argent on it's arms and beautiful Florence
claims the queenly flowers as it's emblem.
THE sweet forgetme-not that blooms for hap.
py lovers, has more beautiful legends clinging
to its name than any other flower.
According to one beautiful tale the Lord called
the plants Ii. the Garden of Eden before him to
give them their names and color. AS he spoke
to one after another tiny flower thought itself
unnoticed and fearful of being quite overlooked
it timidly pleaded, Dear Lord, forget me not"
The great Creator turned sternly toward the lit
tie plant that had dared. to interrupt him. then
seeing how sorely afraid it was he gently smiled
upon it, gave it for it's color the heavens own
blue, and called it Forget-me-not as reminder
that it had once been foolish as to doubt him.
1t is the Persians who have fashioned beauti.
scattered over the earth as the stars are spread
over the sky According to them, one morning
of glory when the world was new an angel stood
weeping outside the closed gate of Paradise He
had fallen, in that he had loved a fair daughter
of Earth When his eyes had rested on her as
she sat on rivers bank weaving forget-me-nots
in her hair, heaven and his mission to earth were
alike forgotten Now he might no more enter
in until his beloved had sown all over the earth
the forgetme-not. He returned to her and hand
in hand they wandered, planting everywhere the
sweet azure flowers, When at last there remain
ed on earth no spot barren Of these blossoms
they turned again to the gate and found it open,
Together they entered in, for the angels great
love had lifted the woman to Paradise
Some authorities there are who do not bark
back to the days of the Garden of Eden but tell
pathetic tale of the Danube as the origin of the
forgetme-nQts name The blue waves of the
river washed the foundation walls of a brave
knights ancestral castle He had but Just come
home from the wars and laid his honors at the
feet of his lady love. His bride and he were
wandering along the rivers bank when he ex.
claimed. Look yonder; there upon that slet:
see those star-like blossoms blue as thine ewes"
Instantly he sprang into, the river and swan
toward the flowers. In safety he reached the isle
and grasped the fragile prize but when he tried
to return with them to the shore his heavy army
made him helpless in the current Tossing the
flowers to his frantic bride with the agonizing
cry Forget-me-not." he sank from sight