Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
Earth laughs in flowers.
Perfumes are the feelings of flowers.
If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.
Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock.
