Hoyt & Roberts, comps. Hoyts New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations. 1922.
Arbutus, Trailing (Epigæa repens.)
Darlings of the forest! Blossoming alone When Earths grief is sorest For her jewels gone Ere the last snow-drift melts your tender buds have blown. Rose T. CookeTrailing Arbutus.
The shy little Mayflower weaves her nest, But the south wind sighs oer the fragrant loam, And betrays the path to her woodland home. Sarah Helen WhitmanThe Waking of the Heart.