Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 602
filaments onthe cherry branches were long and, at first,very curly, and then they grew larger, roundand straighter, and showed plainly that theywere stems for the blossoms and the cherries. Finally a day came when two or three green-ish-white buds showed on the pear branches.Very rapidly the buds… … THE BLOOM OF MAY AGAINST BARE BOUGHS. were no leaves; and the apple branches sentout little green spears. Finally a half-dozenpear-blossoms unclosed their milky petals, show-ing their golden hearts. Helen was beside her-self with delight. She put the blossoming pearbranches where the morning sun…
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