Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-08-15
OUR WILD FLOWERS
Payer read BY Claudia NJ. Richardson at
Green Mountain Pomona meeting with
Nicolin grange, May s, l917.1

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| SSfcen Mounssin rom ,n1s meeting VIII
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Natures garden Is replete with Gods
jewels for earth's ornament. Flowers are
one OF natures sweetest gifts to man
missionaries, teaching MS beauty, purity
and innocence, cheering the heart, and
making life more pleasant.
Many Of the wild flowers are found
along every country highway, and these
wayside plants may usually be classed
among the foreign population. They have
been brought to rs from Europe, in loads
OF grain, and invariably follow in the
wake OF civilization. Many OF our most
beautiful native flowers have been
crowded out OF the hospitable roadside
BY these mischievous invaders. We must
20 to the more remote woods and fields, II
we wish really to know our native plants;
swamps especially offer an eagerly sought
retreat to our shy and lovely wild flowers.
Bringing with it the breath of spring,
comes the trailing arbutus, whose waxy
blossoms and delicious odor are among
the earliest prophecies OF perfume laden
o~e~' AAffeS6 80 snSy Wv :" 49, W
are eager for some assurance that spring
10 here, they win from Ne the gladdest
recognition OF the year. In New England
they are called Maytiowers; whether they
owe their name to the ship which 10
responsible for 60 much, or to their
season OF blooming in certain localities,
might remain an open question, had we
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attributing 1t to both causes. The trail
ing arbutus, or Mayfower, grows
abundantly in the vicinity OF Plymouth,
and was the first flower tu greet the
Pilgrims after that fearful winter. II
'ne poets fancy was ROUNDED On iac's,
.no II our ioVeiy ana widespread
Mayno"efi was indeeo the nrst
! oiossom ho'eu anu enr's'eneo ny our
'oreistners' u seeWs 40 tnousn INC
pfooiem OF nationai ROVER might nave
oeen solVeo oy one so ioVe'y ana ois'oric
ss 10 nave shenceo All dispute.
we associate 'ne VioN's spo oiue's
| Win lne early yeA1' Aions 'ne ooluels
oi stfeatns' anu III neauo"s anu usnp
messy places we greet the purple ana
also the ~nite 'ioiet, WINE tne foaosioes'
meaoows ana heios are tnickiy carpeteo
with oa'n.y' enatnei-hke o'ossoAs VI
tne oiuets' or QUAKER iaoies.
III early APru the UP Vi the cufieo-up
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| Inc oiuenag, oiue-ris' OF neur-oe-hs'
~nieu Is the mower Oh enivairy' mas
SWORD ior its ieat ana my ior ts hear'
When the pious CRUSADER LOUIS VIZ
adopted II ior tne emblem Oh ms mousse
tne royal mower was 'ne wni'e iris'
When Napoleon wisheo 10 pose as tne
true successor OF THOSE ancient r'e"en
Kings whose territory ihciuaeo NAH u
EUROPE Ignoring every LOUIS VINO ever
sat on the throne' ne oiscaroeo the neur'
oe-hs, 10 replace IL Win eoiuen oees Ans
root-staiks Oh the rioren''ne species u
IRIS yieid the famous Otis FOOT. Inc
name IRIS meaning oeiheu faihoe"
was gwen TINS group Oh Pian's' ny I'M
ancients.
In swamps, meadows and moist fields
we find the yellow or field lily; we also
have the speckled tiger and orange day
hi'es' wnicn are not SLOW IN se,Aine op
portunities 70 escape from Rsraens mus
fosdsioes ana Ience cotheTs' AaieS' an'
most proiihc Oh oioo" s"ons our inie'
Is the Iufks cap OF turoan N.Y. ~noss
range Is from MAINE 10 tne earoi'has
Not our gorgeous iiies' tnat orisn'en 'n'
FIELDS ana meadows, IN early summer
possibly not a true lily al all was CHOSEN
to illustrate the truth OF tine sermon Oh
the mount-opinlons diner as 10 tne lily
OF scripture. Eastern people use tne SAM
word Tor the tuiip, IRIS, the Water-iiy ane