Let’s enjoy nature in summer. Think of the lilies in the fields. They do not work or spin:
But I tell you, even Solomon in his greatest glory, what he wore was not as good as this. There are many opinions about the biblical lily. Orientals use the same word interchangeably for tulip, anemone, buttercup, iris, water lily, and field flower. The fine scarlet calla lilies that grow in the gardens here are not uncommon among the wild flora of Palestine ; but whoever sees the great anemone there "covers every plain and pervades the earth with lush greenery" ”,
Well, it doesn’t matter at all what flowers serve him. Now more than ever the universal application of this illustration is seen, and it is sufficient to include their "little brothers in the air" and their connection with Paul "In God we live, move, have Our existence is the humblest flower under our feet.
The Turkish 's corolla or turban lily is the tallest and most prolific of our local lilies, as it has the most variation in color, size and shape, sometimes almost blending its characteristics into the corolla of its Canadian sister. Travelers who take the train between New York and Boston know how beautiful the low meadows and marshes are in July or August, when clumps of deep yellow, orange, or flaming lilies tower over the surrounding vegetation. above.
Like most flower colors, their colors become more intense in cold air. There are usually from three to seven lilies present in a terminal group; but under skillful cultivation even forty trees may crown a stem as high as nine feet, as its home is well suited to it; or, when unfavorable When conditions prevail, there may be only a row of dull, yellowish caps on the dry stems.
