. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. My Garden Coleridge, Hartley Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, De Quincey, and probably Byron and Shelley, and how many more ? Always comes the question of use and abuse of God's good things. And among them without any regularity are set some sun-flowers, on which certain bees so love to pasture at certain seasons, that I have found them in the evening quite tipsy, as is the case also with the passion- flower, from some element in the nectar, and unable to take care of themselves and go home like respect-
. Hours in my garden, and other nature-sketches. With 138 illus. Natural history. My Garden Coleridge, Hartley Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, De Quincey, and probably Byron and Shelley, and how many more ? Always comes the question of use and abuse of God's good things. And among them without any regularity are set some sun-flowers, on which certain bees so love to pasture at certain seasons, that I have found them in the evening quite tipsy, as is the case also with the passion- flower, from some element in the nectar, and unable to take care of themselves and go home like respect- able hive citizens. This proves that there is virtue in the sun-flower, which is said to be good as an eatable in many ways. " The fresh flowers, just before full bloom," says Mr. James SUN-FLOWER. T , .- , ., •. Long, a good practical authority, "furnish a dish scarcely inferior to the artichoke. The seeds ground into flour make very good cakes, and, if roasted, furnish a drink not much inferior to cocoa. The leaf is often used as tobacco, the seed pods are made into blotting-paper, and the plants, if grown in damp places, for they will grow anywhere, are a pro- tection against intermittent ; But I am afraid I only thus provide a preserve for certain birds who find tid-bits among my wildings, and am, in fact, only placing temptation in their way. I can see them eye me sideways, with that remarkable air of rightful superiority which birds, even small birds, can sometimes show, commingled with an indescribable element of disappointment and chagrin, when they are making for my corner of the garden, and catch sight of me there before 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 Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay), 1839-1905. New York, Macmillan & Co.
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