Du Cane, Florence, Du Cane, Ella, ill · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 324
eaves will spread and float out as aspirit upon the water, gradually the stalks grow andthey will get higher and higher, their broad curlingsurfaces losing the bronze colour and turning toevery shade of soft green and deep emerald ; and sothrough all the scorching summer days they remainfresh and… … THE LOTUS 189 watches them, the stem bends near the top, andthe great curling leaf will give one last shiver inthe breeze, topple, and turn over and hang withhead bent as if in penitence. Though the beauty of each individual flowermay be short-lived, each morning will bring freshbuds, which in a…
Flowers -- Japan · Gardens -- Japan · Plants
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