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Show t H E f.P L 0 W E R S 0 F G H I N A . In this pari of Ohuna , the wild flowers impress you as being few coapared with America, besause the ground i s so thorougiily cultivated that they have little chance» Ivan the rìdges in the fields and rìver bank s that ara net plani ed to crop s » are geazed by sheep and goats» hawavar , in the spring there is a beautiful l i t t l e vialat , and a l i t t l e l a t a r an a s t er that keeps an blooming ali year« Thea there are qui te a varìety of pink and white and purple wild bean , and a t i n y yellow bloss m passibly rei a taci to our @alif« poppy* There ìs the wild b lue ì r is ani. a fragrant yellow l i l y , that ìs wild in some place $ and cultivated in athers. The C hinese in general are very fond of flowers though fv&m the me agersess of the ir surround ings net many can have them / • the oleander and pomgranate are their favorite shrmbs* In t h e i r season day l i l i e s lilaes and ahrtsanthawuis are prize€ Though they are w faded now and gone w for the raost part* 1 wisìn you mìght have seen the flowers of this w ^oaipauad" in their glery. „e rhaps the thing giving most Joy nave baan the l i t t le monthly rrasas that blooa about eight mentita in the year* They are r&à and pink,-the l a t t a r being nearly single and smeli «meli like the wild rose at home* In popularity the halyhoeks come nei t , standing straìght and beanti f fai9 making a gorgrous display against the white amila» Baeheler buttarne , gold dollars and n a s t u r t i w s and marygoid come t e a r l i e s t in the e recessione mhen come the sunflowers a sto.rs zennias dahlias and tuberoses * In the autmn come the ehrysanthemuns and grandest of a l i long lìnea ,/ fully 100 feet , of eosmos* Against the porahes are the honey suckel , the ateoarvime , the ?aoraing g lory and the ^a6 creeper and even the 3o sten lyy , and the wistoria* Just a©w the e a r l y frasi has colored i t s -;leaves to a beautiful erimaan,-rather a rare sight in China** |