. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. DOUBLE RED CAMPION. Liieliiiin (lifiicii,JJ. pi. AMPIONS are common Howers, but theiv names are n'miiiders oi: their once noble uses. The campion is the ehampion''s Hower; it was ready to hand on the skirts of the wood and the liedgerow when the field i^ames were in pro- gress, and furnished Howers for the g'arland of the victor in colours white and red. Any one who will indulge in a dream (jf by- gone customs in such a romantic spot as the great amphitheatre of May- borough, or even the ad- joining Arthur's Round Table nea
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. DOUBLE RED CAMPION. Liieliiiin (lifiicii,JJ. pi. AMPIONS are common Howers, but theiv names are n'miiiders oi: their once noble uses. The campion is the ehampion''s Hower; it was ready to hand on the skirts of the wood and the liedgerow when the field i^ames were in pro- gress, and furnished Howers for the g'arland of the victor in colours white and red. Any one who will indulge in a dream (jf by- gone customs in such a romantic spot as the great amphitheatre of May- borough, or even the ad- joining Arthur's Round Table near Lowther Castle, will soon perceive how the handiest flowers were neces- sarily promoted to honour, and it will be found, on search- ing the coppice and hedgerows near by, that campions, or champion-garland tlowerSj abound 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 Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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