A FANCY
I think I would not be A stately tree, Broad-boughed, with haughty crest that seeks the sky. Too many sorrows lie In years, too much of bitter for the sweet: Frost-bite, and blast, and heat, Blind drought, cold rains, must all grow wearisome, Ere one could put away Their leafy garb for aye, And let death come.
Rather this wayside flower! To live its happy hour Of balmy air, of sunshine, and of dew. A sinless face held upward to the blue; A bird-song sung to it, A butterfly to flit On dazzling wings above it, hither, thither,-- A sweet surprise of life,--and then exhale A little fragrant soul on the soft gale, To float--ah! whither?
--INA D. COOLBRITH.
White or occasionally or partially white flowers not described
in the White Section.
Described in the Yellow Section:—
| Anagallis arvensis—Pimpernel. | Flœrkia Douglasii—Meadow-Foam. |
| Brodiæa lactea—White Brodiæa. | Hemizonia luzulæfolia—Tarweed. |
| Calochortus Weedii—Mariposa Tulip. | Hosackia bicolor. |
| Cuscuta—Dodder. | Melilotus alba—White Sweet Clover. |
| Eriogonum ursinum. | Pterospora andromedea—Pine-Drops. |
| Erysimum grandiflorum—Cream-colored Wallflower. | Verbascum Blattaria—Moth-Mullein. |
| Eschscholtzia Californica—California Poppy. |
Described in the Pink Section:—
| Apocynum cannabinum—American-Indian Hemp. | Phlox Douglasii—Alpine Phlox. |
| Dodecatheon Clevelandi—Shooting-Stars. | Rhus integrifolia—Lemonade-Berry. |
| Gilia androsacea. | Rhus laurina—Sumach. |
| Lewisia rediviva—Bitter-Root. | Silene Gallica. |
| Oxalis Oregana—Redw'd-Sorrel. | Trientalis Europæa—Star-Flower. |
Described in the Blue and Purple Section:—
| Brodiæa laxa—Ithuriel's Spear. | Collinsia bicolor—Collinsia. |
| Calochortus Catalinæ—Catalina Mariposa Tulip. | Delphinium. |
| Calochortus Maweanus—Cat's-Ears. | Fritillaria liliacea—White Fritillary. |
| Calochortus umbellatus—White Star-Tulip. | Iris Douglasiana—Douglas Iris. |
| Ceanothus divaricatus—Wild Lilac. | Iris macrosiphon-Ground Iris. |
| Ceanothus thyrsiflorus—California Lilac. | Polygala cornuta. |
| Scutellaria Californica—White Skullcap | |
| Trillium sessile—Calif. Trillium. |
Described in the Red Section:—
| Gilia aggregata—Scarlet Gilia. | Aquilegia cœrulea. |
Described in the Miscellaneous Section:—
| Cephalanthera Oregana—Phantom Orchis. | Cypripedium montanum—Mountain Lady's Slipper. |
| Cypripedium Californicum—California Lady's Slipper. | Prosartes Menziesii—Drops of Gold. |