Flower children; the little cousins of the field and garden

Pages and verse

Flower Children The Little Cousins of the Field and Garden by Elizabeth Gordon Drawings by M.T.Ross

Said Crocus: “My! this wind is cold! Most wish I had not been so bold; Here the fields are still all brown; Glad I wore my eider-down.”

Trailing Arbutus, you know, Loves to grow beneath the snow. Other folks would find it chilly, She says that's absurdly silly.

Eager little Daffodil Came too soon and got a chill; Jack Frost pinched her ear and said, “Silly child, go back to bed.”

Hyacinth, the pretty thing, Comes to us in early spring; Says she always loves to hear Easter bells a ringing clear.

Lily-of-the-Valley said She guessed she was a sleepy-head; But she got up and dressed for town In her new green tailored gown.

Pussy Willow said, "Meow Wish some one would tell me how Other kittens get around And roll and frolic on the ground."

Grandfather Dandelion had such pretty hair, Along came a gust of wind and left his head quite bare; Young Dandelion generously offered him some gold, To buy a cap to keep his dear old head from being cold.

Lady Tulip, stately dame, From across the ocean came; Liked this country very much, Although she only spoke in Dutch.

Mullien grew up rough-and-tumble. He was Irish, very humble; Still he was a jolly fellow, With his funny head all yellow.

Page Images

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  Title page
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  1
  Crocus
  Crocus
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  2
  Trailing Arbutus
  Epigaea repens
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  3
  Daffodil
  Narcissus
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  4
  Hyacynith
  Hyacinthus
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  5
  Lady Tulip
  Tulipa
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  6
  Lily-of-the-Valley
  Convallaria majalis
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  7
  Pussy Willow
  Salix
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  8
  Primrose
  Primula vulgaris
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  9
  Grandfather Dandelion
  Taraxacum
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  10
  Wind-flower
  Anemone patens
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  76
  Mullein
  Verbascum

External Links, etc

• Elizabeth Gordon; M.T.Ross (1910) Flower children; the little cousins of the field and garden, Chicago: P.F. Voland & Company, OCLC OL7241538M: “To every Child-Flower that Blooms Within the Glorious Garden that we call Home This Little Book is Lovingly Dedicated.”