02119cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500310015726400510018830000470023933600260028633700260031233800360033850000310037450800690040552012260047453400450170065300290174585600430177434380UtSlPG20260610133802.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a22020535  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQK1 aSalt, Henry S.,d1851-193914aThe Call of the Wildflower 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2010-11-21  aProduced by The Online Distributed Proofreaders at fadedpage.net  a"The Call of the Wildflower" by Henry S. Salt is a nature-oriented essay collection written in the early 20th century. The book explores the beauty and significance of wildflowers in their natural habitats, contrasting them with cultivated plants in gardens. Salt delves into the spiritual and emotional connections humans have with flowers, portraying them as friends rather than mere decorative specimens.   At the start of the work, the author eloquently expresses a deep appreciation for wildflowers, emphasizing their allure and the unique joy they bring to those who seek them in their natural environments. He discusses the challenge of finding and identifying these flowers in the wild and reflects on his own journey of learning about them later in life. Salt articulates the importance of enjoying the free, unconfined beauty of wildflowers, presenting a philosophical view on the relationship between humans and nature, while lamenting the decline of natural spaces due to urban development and careless flower-picking. The opening sets the stage for a further exploration of various flower-rich landscapes in Britain, suggesting a meditative quest through nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFlowers -- Great Britain40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34380