Flower Children

He was Irish, very humble;
Still he was a jolly fellow,
With his funny head all yellow.

SIR THISTLE is a Scotchman bluff,
His manners are a trifle rough;
You find him everywhere you go;
He travels on the wind, you know.

WILD CUCUMBER said he guessed,
He ’d take a little trip out West,
Thought he ’d stay a year or two,
And maybe he ’d see something new.

BURDOCK and his family,
With the gardener don’t agree;
But Burdock says if he ’s your friend,
He ’ll stick to you until the end.

CHINA ASTER thought he ’d do
The proper thing, and wear a queue;
But all his brothers laughed and said
He ’d better cut his hair instead.

CHRYSANTHEMUM is Japanese,
She ’s a fine lady, if you please;
She comes to see us once a year,
About the time Thanksgiving ’s here.

POISON IVY did n't know
Why every one disliked her so;
Made her feel so very sad
When people said she was so bad.

IN A SWEET velvet dress of red,
On Christmas Eve, Poinsettia said:
“I ’ll hang my stocking up because
This is the night for Santa Claus.”

EVER SEE a plant so jolly,
And good fellow-ish as Holly?
Makes no difference what’s the weather,
He and Christmas come together.