LONDON:
GRANT RICHARDS
1901
In the history of men's love for God or for God's creatures there comes one hour of divine uplifting when a symbol must stand for the unspoken word.
That symbol is ever a flower.
There is a path of flowers through all science.
In order that each flower of my little story book should not masquerade in vain meaningless garments or sing to empty words, I have sought the help of many wiser than I in this knowledge born of sympathy with nature. So this little book is not entirely a fairy-tale.
To those who would follow me along the same by-ways, I wish to say that I owe a great deal to the Reverend Hilderic Friend for his ever delightful look on “Flowers and Flower Lore.”
E. C.
CHRISTMAS ROSE