He'd too many points of the law For a dragon without a scale. [Illustration] Little JENNY-CREEPER lay low, Till happy thoughts made her gladder; How to rise in the world she'd know, So she climbed up JACOB'S LADDER [Illustration] SWEET WILLIAM with MARYGOLD Seek HEARTSEASE in the close box-border. Where, starched in their ruff's stiff fold, DUTCH DAHLIAS prim, keep order. [Illustration] NARCISSUS bends over the brook, Intent upon DAFFA-DOWN-DILLY: [Illustration] While EYEBRIGHT observes from her nook, And wonders he could be so silly. [Illustration] A LANCE FOR A LAD 'gainst KING'S SPEAR. When the BUGLE sounds for the play [Illustration] A LADIES MANTLE flaunting there Is the banner that leads the fray. [Illustration] KNIGHT'S SPUR to the LADIES BOWER To seek for the LADIES SLIPPER. [Illustration] 'Twas lost in the wood in a summer shower When the CLOWN'S WORT tried to trip her. [Illustration] TOAD-FLAX is spun for BUTTER-AND-EGGS [Illustration] On a LADIES' CUSHION sits THRIFT She never wastes, or steals, or begs, But she can't give poor RAGWORT a lift. [Illustration] QUEEN OF THE MEADS is MEADOWSWEET, In the realm of grasses wide: [Illustration] But not in all her court you meet The turbaned TURK'S HEAD in his pride. [Illustration] Fair BETHLEHEM' STAR shineth bright, In a lowly place, as of old, [Illustration] And through the green gloom glows the light Of ST. JOHN'S-WORT--a nimbus of gold. [Illustration] But the hours of the sun swift glide, And the flowers with them are speeding. [Illustration] Though LOVE-IN-A-MIST may hide. When Time's in the garden weeding. [Illustration] There's TRAVELLER'S JOY To entwine, At our journey's end for greeting, [Illustration] We can talk over SOPS-IN-WINE, And drink to our next merry meeting. [Illustration] PRINTED BY EDMUND EVANS BOUND BY LEIGHTON SON & HODGE [Illustration] [Illustration] [Illustration: A FLORAL FANTASY]