...Garden Chrysanthemums, whom we must not confuse with the Japanese Chrysanthemums of autumn. The Annual Helianthus, or Sunflower, towers like a priest raising...putting too much blue into the azure of his flowers. The Virginian Stock, in her gown of jaconet, like the little servantmaids of Dordrecht or Leyden, arch...

...Garden Chrysanthemums, whom we must not confuse with the Japanese Chrysanthemums of autumn. The Annual Helianthus, or Sunflower, towers like a priest raising...himself to fill with light his cup torn by the morning 261 wind. The rough Larkspur, in his peasant's blouse, who thinks himself more beautiful than the sky,...

...like a priest raising the monstrance over the lesser folk in prayer and strives to resemble the orb which he adores. The Poppy exerts himself to fill...morning wind. The rough Larkspur, in his peasant's smock, who thinks himself more beautiful than the sky, looks down upon the Dwarf Convolvuluses, who...

...spreading. FOURTH WEEK "Here is the Marigold, who breaks up with her brightness the green of the borders. The Poppy exerts himself to fill with light his cup...blouse, who thinks himself more beautiful than the sky. The Mallows, or Lavateras, like demure misses, feel the tenderest blushes of fugitive modesty mount...