. Strolls by starlight and sunshine;. Natural history. A MIDNIGHT RAMBLE. 35 accorded in many instances. It is true, as one authority avers, that " the evening primrose is perfectly visible in the darkest night," from which fact phosphorescent proper- ties have been ascribed to it. " Many perfectly authenticated instances are on record of lumi- .â 1 nous, electrical, lightning-like phosphorescence ,/ playing about flowers. The daughter of Lin- ,, \. to note it," ob- serves one writ- er. Pursh also subsequently ob- served and chroni- cled it. Similar flashes or corona have b
. Strolls by starlight and sunshine;. Natural history. A MIDNIGHT RAMBLE. 35 accorded in many instances. It is true, as one authority avers, that " the evening primrose is perfectly visible in the darkest night," from which fact phosphorescent proper- ties have been ascribed to it. " Many perfectly authenticated instances are on record of lumi- .â 1 nous, electrical, lightning-like phosphorescence ,/ playing about flowers. The daughter of Lin- ,, \. to note it," ob- serves one writ- er. Pursh also subsequently ob- served and chroni- cled it. Similar flashes or corona have been dis- cerned on nastur- tiums, double mari- gold, red poppy, geraniums, tuberose, sunflower, and evening primrose, according to various authorities. It is a rash and overweening commentator who would challenge this array of competence, and so I forbear. Saint Elmo's light may have taken to dry land and favored the midnight watch of the primrose above the fog, but I have never seen it with my natural eye. POND Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York, Harper & brothers
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