. The botanical looker-out among the wild flowers of England and Wales, at all seasons, and in the most interesting localities. Botany -- England; Botany -- Wales. WILD FLOWERS OF MAY. (CONTINUED.). CHAP. XI. THE BONNIE BROOM. — FLOWERS OF THE UPLAND WOOD AND ITS TINKLING RILLS.—THOSE OF THE RUINED AB- BEY.—THE BOG.—THE GARDEN.—SKETCH OF THE LILAC. — MAY-WEED. — HERB PARIS. — APPLE ORCHARDS IN FLOWER.— TULIP BEDS AND VALUE OF THEIR BULBS.— MOUNTAIN AND WOOD FLOWERS.—FLOAT ON THE WATER. " Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes, That on the green turf suck the honied showers, And purpl
. The botanical looker-out among the wild flowers of England and Wales, at all seasons, and in the most interesting localities. Botany -- England; Botany -- Wales. WILD FLOWERS OF MAY. (CONTINUED.). CHAP. XI. THE BONNIE BROOM. — FLOWERS OF THE UPLAND WOOD AND ITS TINKLING RILLS.—THOSE OF THE RUINED AB- BEY.—THE BOG.—THE GARDEN.—SKETCH OF THE LILAC. — MAY-WEED. — HERB PARIS. — APPLE ORCHARDS IN FLOWER.— TULIP BEDS AND VALUE OF THEIR BULBS.— MOUNTAIN AND WOOD FLOWERS.—FLOAT ON THE WATER. " Throw hither all your quaint enamell'd eyes, That on the green turf suck the honied showers, And purple all the ground with vernal ; MILTON'S LYCIDAS. The wood, the open country, and the garden, are all now equally delightful. Flowers of every hue attend upon us at each step we take. In the wild glen the "bonny bonny Broom" (Sarothamnus scoparius), covers every slope with golden veins, recalling the glowing language of BURNS, and many a pleasant recollection. " Their groves of sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon, Where bright beaming summers exalt the perfume; Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan, Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow ; The lonely places where the Broom grows may perhaps explain SHAKSPEAEE'S mention of it in connection with the " dismissed bachelor," for an American tra- veller thus remarks :—" For hours I followed a mule. 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 Lees, Edwin, 1800-1887. London, Hamilton, Adams & Co.
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