. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. aJ'. The Swaying Iris â ' Born ill the purple, born to joy and pleasance, Thou dost not toil nor spin, But makest glad and radiant with thy presence The meadow and the ; We have the good fortune to num- ber among our native wild flowers the beautiful fleur-de-lis, y commonly called the blue- flaof, the blossom chosen by the kings of France for their emblem. The graceful
. Blossom hosts and insect guests; how the heath family, the bluets, the figworts, the orchids and similar wild flowers welcome the bee, the fly, the wasp, the moth and other faithful insects. Fertilization of plants. aJ'. The Swaying Iris â ' Born ill the purple, born to joy and pleasance, Thou dost not toil nor spin, But makest glad and radiant with thy presence The meadow and the ; We have the good fortune to num- ber among our native wild flowers the beautiful fleur-de-lis, y commonly called the blue- flaof, the blossom chosen by the kings of France for their emblem. The graceful family to which this blossom be- longs has been most ap- propriately named for the youthful goddess of the rainbow, the fair lady Iris. Our flower, however, is a goddess in another court than that of Olympus, and her courtiers, though winged folk, can lay no claim to the supernatural. It may well be doubted, however, that the goddess of the clouds, in all the glory of court dress and attendance, ever presented a prettier picture than a company of these earthly flowers, set in velvety 115. 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; Davie, Eleanor E. New York, Newson
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