Sun dials and roses of yesterday; garden delights which are here displayed in every truth and are moreover regarded as emblems (1902)
Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911 · New York; London : Macmillan & co., ltd. · leaf 275
intimate study of the floral art of Japanwould afford many suggestions for the floral designon a sun-dial, not only a study of one flower, butits grouping with other flowers and leaves, its man- 200 Sun-dials and Roses of Yesterday ner of growth, its age, its fixed position, and itsformal… … Floral Dial-face. F. Barker & Son, London. In the choice of a plant for supplying decorativemotives for a sun-dial in our own country, I have afancy for native American plants. Many of our com-mon flowers offer fine forms for conventionalizedornament. Let me glance from my window andchoose at…
Sundials · Roses · Rosicrucians
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