The flowers of the Seed ranch grew still more.

The five hundred acres of the ranch were carpeted with them.
At length, upon a certain midnight, a new light began to spread in the sky.

The thin scimitar of the moon rose, veiled and dim behind the earth-mists.

The light increased.

Distant objects, until now hidden, came into view, and as the radiance brightened, Vanamee, looking down upon the little valley, saw a spectacle of incomparable beauty.