Birds and flowers, or, Lays and lyrics of rural life (1873)
Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888, Giacomelli, Hector, 1822-1904 · London ; New York : T. Nelson and Sons · leaf 176
leave me this.And the bird that nestles in it;— I love it, for it loves the Broom,—The green and yellow linnet. Well, call the rose the queen of flowers,And boast of that of Sharon ; Of lilies like to marble cups,And the golden rod of Aaron; THE BROOM-FLOWER. I care not how these flowers may…