"... In such strange homes as the and the , or the deserts of Utah and southern California, we find the oddest desert plants, forced to curious expedients in order to sustain life amidst almost perpetual heat and , but often displaying blossoms of such brilliance and delicacy that they might well be envied by their more fortunate sisters, flourishing beside shady waterfalls, in a "happy valley" like , or a splendid mountain garden, such as spreads in many-colored parterres of bloom around the feet of . On the wind-swept plains hundreds of flowers are to be found; many kinds of hardy plants brighten the salty margins of the sea cliffs, or bloom at the edge of the snow on rocky mountain peaks, while quantities of humble, everyday flowers border our country roadsides or tint the hills and meadows with lavish color."
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(quote from p. iii; illustrations by Margaret N. Armstrong; written in collaboration with John James Thornber; text for 1915 1st edition)
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Margaret Neilson Armstrong
(September 24, 1867 – July 18, 1944) was an American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. Noteworthy as the designer of more than 300 book covers, she also wrote and illustrated the first comprehensive guide to wildflowers of the American west (omitting flowers found only in the Rocky Mountains). She was the author of two popular biographies and three mystery novels.
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