. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 4 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. in Eoxbury whose front yards are brightened by this seemingly pathetic, drooping little flower as early as the frost will permit it to appear. It is amazing to see the courageous little thing hanging its dainty head over patches of ice and snow which linger into the middle of Mai-ch! When the snow and the flower are seen thus together, we are startled by the incongruity of the situation : death and life side by side on the dawn of the living year. The 1st of January, New- Year's day, is but a name; the rea
. Familiar flowers of field and garden;. Botany. 4 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. in Eoxbury whose front yards are brightened by this seemingly pathetic, drooping little flower as early as the frost will permit it to appear. It is amazing to see the courageous little thing hanging its dainty head over patches of ice and snow which linger into the middle of Mai-ch! When the snow and the flower are seen thus together, we are startled by the incongruity of the situation : death and life side by side on the dawn of the living year. The 1st of January, New- Year's day, is but a name; the real birthday of the year is marked by the first snowdrop which lifts its head above the winter's snow. The flower is full of interest, and even under the glass it reveals a new beauty; its inner divisions are short and notched at the end, and are tipped with green; the coloring inside is extremely deli- cate. The snowdrop belongs to the Amaryllis family. Scilla,orSqum. ^he pretty blue Scilla Sibevica, or Scilla, which ap- pears in the grassy plots of our parks and gardens in early spring, is a welcome visitor. Scilla, or 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 Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938. New York, D. Appleton and Co
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