Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 244
e crocus bulbs and put them in the ground be-fore the frosts came, and in the spring she wouldhave a whole bed of white and yellow and purplecrocuses, which were earlier even than the arbutus,if properly cared for. Ever so many times in the winter, when thechildren were enjoying the snow and ice,… … for their coming, and sure enough, one morningthere were little rough places on the crocus bed,and the next day she found a row of delicate greenshoots and tiny buds trying to push themselves upout of the ground. Every day they grew bigger and prettier, and more of themcame up, untilthere…
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