Some of the Archimenidae, however, will be sure to come; they are such lovers of horticulture that they would not like to miss this rare sight.

Perhaps, too, I may succeed in bringing Croesus.

It is true that he does not understand flowers or doat on them as the Persians do, but he makes amends for this by his thorough appreciation of everything beautiful." "Yes, yes, bring him too," exclaimed the gardener.

"He will really be grateful to you, for my queen of the night is the most beautiful flower, that has ever bloomed in a royal garden.

You saw the bud in the clear waters of the reservoir surrounded by its green leaves; that bud will open into a gigantic rose, blue as the sky.