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  1. The first #cowslips (#Primula vera) are starting to #flower. They are no longer as dense as in this older photo. The protected plant had already completely disappeared from our #meadows due to industrial agriculture. It came back despite the drought two years ago, thanks to #animal gardeners! Mark the last day of March: I'll talk about fascinating #MoreThanHuman #gardeners in my #podcast #NatureMatchCuts! They can even teach us about #ecosystem, #biodiversity + #lazy #gardening. #florespondence

  2. #December 9, 1608
    #OTD John #Milton, #English #Poet, is born.

    His #Elegy, called #Lycidas, was dedicated to his #Friend, Edward King, who died young.

    The #Poem mentions 11 #Flowers at his #Funeral including the #Primrose, #TuftedCrowToe, #Gessamine, #Pansy, #Violet, #MuskRose, #Woodbine, & #Cowslips.

    The #Verse ends:

    Every #Flower that #Sad #Embroidery wears:
    Bid #Amaranthus all his #Beauty shed,
    & #Daffadillies fill their cups with #Tears,
    To strew the #Laureate #Hearse where #Lycid lies.

  3. #December 9, 1608
    #OTD John #Milton, #English #Poet, is born.

    His #Elegy, called #Lycidas, was dedicated to his #Friend, Edward King, who died young.

    The #Poem mentions 11 #Flowers at his #Funeral including the #Primrose, #TuftedCrowToe, #Gessamine, #Pansy, #Violet, #MuskRose, #Woodbine, & #Cowslips.

    The #Verse ends:

    Every #Flower that #Sad #Embroidery wears:
    Bid #Amaranthus all his #Beauty shed,
    & #Daffadillies fill their cups with #Tears,
    To strew the #Laureate #Hearse where #Lycid lies.

  4. #December 9, 1608
    #OTD John #Milton, #English #Poet, is born.

    His #Elegy, called #Lycidas, was dedicated to his #Friend, Edward King, who died young.

    The #Poem mentions 11 #Flowers at his #Funeral including the #Primrose, #TuftedCrowToe, #Gessamine, #Pansy, #Violet, #MuskRose, #Woodbine, & #Cowslips.

    The #Verse ends:

    Every #Flower that #Sad #Embroidery wears:
    Bid #Amaranthus all his #Beauty shed,
    & #Daffadillies fill their cups with #Tears,
    To strew the #Laureate #Hearse where #Lycid lies.

  5. #December 9, 1608
    #OTD John #Milton, #English #Poet, is born.

    His #Elegy, called #Lycidas, was dedicated to his #Friend, Edward King, who died young.

    The #Poem mentions 11 #Flowers at his #Funeral including the #Primrose, #TuftedCrowToe, #Gessamine, #Pansy, #Violet, #MuskRose, #Woodbine, & #Cowslips.

    The #Verse ends:

    Every #Flower that #Sad #Embroidery wears:
    Bid #Amaranthus all his #Beauty shed,
    & #Daffadillies fill their cups with #Tears,
    To strew the #Laureate #Hearse where #Lycid lies.

  6. #December 9, 1608
    #OTD John #Milton, #English #Poet, is born.

    His #Elegy, called #Lycidas, was dedicated to his #Friend, Edward King, who died young.

    The #Poem mentions 11 #Flowers at his #Funeral including the #Primrose, #TuftedCrowToe, #Gessamine, #Pansy, #Violet, #MuskRose, #Woodbine, & #Cowslips.

    The #Verse ends:

    Every #Flower that #Sad #Embroidery wears:
    Bid #Amaranthus all his #Beauty shed,
    & #Daffadillies fill their cups with #Tears,
    To strew the #Laureate #Hearse where #Lycid lies.

  7. #November 22, 1900
    #OTD #Science & #Flowers: Study of the One Does Not Destroy the Love of the Other appeared in The Indianapolis News.

    "Must the scientific sense blunt the #Aesthetic one?
    Pistils & stamens, nectaries & receptacles - don't always go well with artless talk about sweet #Blooms & bright #Berries.
    Flowers are inextricably woven about human life.
    When will the #Artist be tired of painting the children in the meadows with their laps full of #Cowslips or #Celandine?"

    #Garden #Nature