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| Keywords: Peonies for pleasure (16209793339).jpg Who am I that I should have this arraxj An old man <br> laid aside from professional work broken in health I et 1 <br> secured a somber piece of weedy ground and planted those <br> unsightly bulbs gathered from various portions of Europe <br> and America and so secured this harvest of delight Why <br> should I be so highly honored and treated like a God <br> Thousands of the most gorgeous flowers are putting them- <br> selves on dress parade They vie with each other to see <br> which can make the most alluring and winsome appearance <br> Such a trousseau no bride ever wore <br> Whence came all these tints of -woven splendor which <br> go into this rich carpet spread out before me I ou have <br> read of that Oriental Carpet of Gems the wonder of the <br> – world where rubies emeralds sapphires and diamonds xjea <br> all the unfading flowers of earth's under garden are min- <br> gled in a fabric which shimmers flashes and blazes in the <br> sunshine But that gem of gems cost millions It is made <br> oi dead flowers which cannot breathe and which give out <br> no fragrance Mij garden of gems is alive Its beatity <br> does not last as long but it is mine and while it lasts I am <br> a millionaire All of these acres are mij bouquet <br> Whence did they derive these rich perfumes The <br> mingling of the rose and the violet the pond lily and the <br> heliotrope the hinting of cinnamon and the spices Up <br> from the masses there rise viewless clouds of incense which <br> float above and wander away in the distant air then sweep <br> earthward so that you wade in billows of aroma <br> Whence came all this rich coloring- ” as if the tints had <br> been taken from the sunsets and the mantles from the stars <br> all -woven by deft and unseen fingers into these forms of <br> entrancing loveliness <br> Among the crimsons -what splendid flowers There is <br> stately Prince Imperial further on is La Sublime and Louis <br> Van Houtte and the showy Ville de Nancij <br> Among the pinks the beautiful L'Esperance the radiant <br> Madame Geissler Livingstone and a host of others <br> There is Jeanne d'Arc with petals of gold and a center <br> of snowy -white emblem of the fair soul of the war maiden <br> and in the heart of the flower drops of blood as if the iron <br> had entered her soul; and here is her daughter Golden <br> Harvest; stately Festiva Maxima rises like a crueen in her <br> snowy whiteness; Monsieur Dupont is a sturdy massive <br> white with carmine sprinkled in the center; Couronne d'Or <br> with heart of gold is one of the latest <br> Among the somewhat variegated xjou find Faust one of <br> the most floriferous overwhelmed with floods of bloom each <br> \jear But we cannot go into details when we have two <br> hundred varieties all striving for recognition <br> Reverently I stand in this imperial presence Instinctively <br> I saij Mow precious are Thy thoughts unto me O God; <br> how great is the sum of them All these radiant forms are <br> the revelation of the love of the Father interpreters of His <br> thoughts prophets of our own resplendent future <br> My garden teaches this lesson How much the Great <br> Florist would do for His children if they would only give <br> Him a chance This was His opportunity and He took it <br> His oldest daughter good mother nature was on hand to <br> work with me and evolve the plans of God How much <br> she would do for us if we -would only help AA/Tiat possi- <br> bilities all around us Above us Divine ideals waiting for <br> a chance to alight and glorify the earth <br> Come around to these rows These plants are mine I <br> grew them from seed See this lovely one with soft vel- <br> vety petals of pink; see that one of purest white; look at <br> that one robed in dazzling red with heart of gold How <br> happy and cheerful they look Thetj are mine My eyes <br> first saw them And back in the unknown are <br> other masses of undiscovered loveliness waiting your beck <br> and mine Sometimes it seems as if they -would break open <br> the gates and flood us with a glory yet unseen <br> Wlio would live in desolation when he might live in <br> fairyland where Nature and all her unseen forces will work <br> daij and night to lavish on him her choicest treasures <br> Plant in masses Match God's great out-of-doors with <br> abundance Don't be stingy when a little will bring so <br> much Open all the gates and let the -waiting beauty of <br> an earthly elysium settle around xjou <br> If ijou have only a small city lot beautify that and give <br> a kind Providence a chance to smile on you through the <br> countenances of vjour flowers <br> Tk <br> ilic <br> itlic <br> Lien again irom tlie same autlior <br> Get Peonies the most gorgeous flowers on earth; plant <br> in masses and have a splendid carpet of loveliness fit for <br> the touch of angels' feet Don't be stingy with the front <br> xjard A fine house in a neglected yard is like a one <br> thousand dollar picture in a ten cent frame Plant abund- <br> ance and do not depend on two or three flowers to glorify a <br> whole lawn Beauty is wealth; raise a crop of it and be <br> rich Let us get a combination and fix up the home so it <br> will be a blessed memory in after years The home is not <br> a kennel a stable a sty or a barn It is a dwelling place <br> for immortals who stand on the borders of the eternal <br> beaxity -where the stars are planted in the vast flower <br> gardens of the Father <br> If xjou have beautiful grounds adorn them with an abund- <br> ance of flowers You will have your children associated <br> with the most charming companions and they will have <br> their influence Your boys -will not be boors but gentle- <br> men; xjour girls will have lives moulded bvj the pure and <br> the beautiful <br> AAfhat a soul hunger often comes to the wife and mother <br> Too often the front yard is neglected Perhaps it is a hog <br> pasture or a hospital for disabled machinery The farmer's <br> wife needs an attractive home She should have her <br> toilet room as well as her city sister Wlien you have 160 <br> acres can you not spare her <br> one and enjoy it yourself <br> – with her so that from <br> early spring till the hard <br> frosts of autumn ijou can <br> be welcomed by a pro- <br> cession of beauty <br> The farmer is king by <br> divine right His domain <br> reaches from the center of <br> ti- <br> le earth <br> tk <br> to the stars <br> He gets his title from man <br> and from the Creator <br> Taking such a gift he is <br> under the highest obliga- <br> tion to make the most of <br> it and not to rob it but to <br> keep it at its best <br> The Farm Beautiful <br> should be a charming pic- <br> ture in Natures great frame <br> work all around it <br> Page Seven <br> 'O y here I see Close to me nods <br> A single flowering stem of Llwood Pleas J 41910040 131358 64860 Page 7 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910040 1917 10 1080/00222939009460791 Ella V Baines Firm ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Maxima NameConfirmed Maxima EOLID 11600420 NameBankID 5132771 Biodiversity Heritage Library Miss Ella V Baines the woman florist Springfield Ohio Peonies for pleasure Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Peonies Plants Ornamental Seed industry and trade Seeds Trade catalogs U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 41910040 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910040 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-29 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16209793339 2015-08-25 01 50 16 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Peonies for pleasure Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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