Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 80
and proud,But just a trifle cold; The rose, I think, is rather loud,And then, its fashion s old. III. The violet is very well, But not a flower I d choose;Nor yet the canterbury-bell,— I never cared for blues. THE DIFFICULT SEED 643 … Petunias are by far too bright, The primrose only blooms at night, And vulgar flowers beside; And peonies spread too wide. V.And so it criticized each flower, This supercilious seed;Until it woke one summer hour, And found itself a weed.
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