Show wn daw I 1 11 0 r bairy 41 i ry tale P i e w yary GRAHAM BOWER k ir THE PERSIAN LILACS so lorac come to visit us said the persian lilacs to the three humming ming birds B u z z bla yes weve come to visit you salil said the first humming bird whose name was harry humming bird CIO were so fond of you sa said d the second humming bird whose name was harold gium 11 uia ining bird J were devoted to you said them the t third h I 1 r d humming bird whose was henry hum ming blid bird were de devoted otell weve been to call on the white lilacs sold said harry humming bird they were all at bonte said harold humming bird and they seemed to lie be glad to see us said henry humming biro bird were sure they must have been glad to see you said the persian ll 11 lilacs for we know how bow glad we are to see you thank iou on said harry hur humming omida bird it Is nice to be wanted said harold earold humming bird it would be quite dreadful it if 1 we w vi erent wanted said henry humming bird were so glad to be wanted he added and as we like to call on our friends were glad that they in turn diketo like to have us ali ah said the persian lilacs we love to have you yot care for il us we try to ll 11 be as pretty and as fragrant as we ca can n be of course you know that fr fragrant means the same as sweet smelling and we like to make the air smell so BO sweet that Is what ewelike to do we like to our couto best too we like to look feathery and dainty of course boure were not feathery but our blo blossoms goms are dainty and smaller in size than those thosa of the regular purple lilacs and the white lilacs were supposed oed to be a little bit more unusual than they are arc in fact quite a 11 bit more unusual we come after aliey abey have blossomed their iery ely best liast anil and as they are beginning to le leme leae me and we ne love to lo come out jn in tills this lovely garden there is a regular parade of hewers Io Ners from early spring until late in the autumn there is never a time during these seasons ro thiet that this garden int full of love lovely y flowers there are colum columbines blit of all colors in the very early summer here some of them are lavender and some bome of purple some are of white and some of yellow some are of pink and some tire are salmon pink and some are of rose pink color oh ob the tha columbines come dressed in all sorts of lovely dress dresses bs some of them like to wear soft shades of color and others like to wear i brighter shades then there are the lie pansies with I 1 ilnia dear deal little faces how havy many anany there here tire lire of them in the gardon garden ther ts Is one mie of gray and lavender and it looks like a dear s sweet vt old lady with a smile smie on her face dressed in lovoy lovely shades of gray and lavender there vill lio lie red peonies mud white peonies soon and then will com co methe elthe bild ab floers tl oera and later them it as teis and the autumn lowers rut but when the ll come abey the are all welcomed by the birds and tin bees and by the people to too it Is so good gobol to be welcomed as we are we look alij thing else but out our bet when anve ve get such a I 1 welcome cl coloe ali ah y you ou ilo do ionic bour our best and you t a st e your four bot best too calil harry hum ding bird ird low W e t think b I 1 it it youre quite perfect sald said ilard haid hai d humming bird quite quite 1 perfect said sald I 1 I 1 henry humming 10 bird T ii hat a t Is so nice said the persian lilacs they moved about a little in dear little the breeze and their sweet per faces finite dinio filled the air ot of abe garden and some of the perfume the breeze took away with it tor for the breeze said 1 I like to have n n little turne about in rop P anil and the alie of tho the persian lilacs la is as sweet as any I 1 know and the Ie islan lilacs nodded their pretty la launder ender heads and said we love the garden and all of our friends and we miss our visit hore hero each fah year for anything well always blos blossum good friends nover worry about that and tiow now humming birds have a empet tasting aneal tor for we like you to enjoy us ua |