Excerpt from Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers White Mountain Lilies By Bertha Marguerite Rice White lilies growing on the mountain side, In your loved forms I see A sacred symbol of the Christ who died, The Christ who lives for me. O tall, straight mountain lilies, sweet and fair. Your incense waft above. Your tender greetings softly heavenward bear To the dear Christ I love. O Lilies! fair and pure and sweet and white, Thoughts of the Crucified, I read a message in your souls of light, His love, who for me died. Within your hearts no stain of earth doth hide, Though from the earth you spring, Then let not earths taint in my soul abide, Though still to earth I cling. O radiant lilies! blooming for the Christ, Type of His purity; O fragrant lilies! incense offering souls, Waft prayerful thoughts for me. Oh, may my heart from selfish aims be free, Filled with His love divine, To feel, to know, to have his purity, Christ's cause on earth be mine! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits "Were I, O God, in churchless lands remaining, Far from all voice of teachers or divines, My soul would find in flowers of thy ordaining Priests, sermons, shrines!" About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from As California Wild Flowers Grow: Suggestions to Nature Lovers The cover of the book was designed and drawn by Mrs. Marie Therese Bryner of San Francisco. Many of the photographs were taken by Mr. Antone J. Soares of Hayward, California. As it is desirable to give each species its full detail, no attempt has been made to have a scale of size. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from California Wild Flowers, Their Culture and Care: A Treatise Describing Upwards of a Hundred Beautiful Species With a Few Notes on Their Habits and Characteristics In the eastern states the seed should be sown in Spring after danger of frost is over. Most species will prove successful there, and be highly prized. While nearly all the annuals listed in this book let will succeed ih the Open sunlight, there are some which do quite well in shade or partial shade, and others which require it. On page 2 I have given a list of the best kinds for planting in shady places, also some desirable kinds for very hot dry locations, and lists in separate colors for producing a succes sion of bloom, given as nearly as possible in the order in which they commence flowering, also some low growing kinds for small beds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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