A great many delays along the way were caused by girls asking the
names of the different wild flowers and weeds they noticed in passing.
One of the girls stopped to examine a prickly-looking plant about two
feet high, with little, blue flowers growing along the stem, and asked
if any one knew the name of it. They were about to look it up in a
small "Flower Guide" owned by one of the girls, when some one said:
"Why, that is a weed called 'Vipers Bougloss,'" They also found
cardinal flower, thorn apple, monkey flower and jewel-weed in
abundance, wild sunflower, ginseng, early golden rod, "Joe-pie-weed,"
marshallow, black cohosh and purple loose-trifle. The girls also
noticed various birds.

On a tall tree one of the girls espied a rose-breasted Grosbeak, rare
in this part of Bucks County. They all stopped and watched for a short
time a white-bellied Nut-hatch. The girls were startled as a Scarlet
Tanger flew past to join his mate, and they at last reached their
rendezvous, the orchard.

By half-past three they were all seated in a circle waiting for the
ceremonies to begin. Mary Midleton, their Guardian, stepped to the
front, saying: "Sunflower, light the fire." Sunflower, through several
months of daily attainment, had become a Fire-maker and was very proud
of the Fire-maker's bracelet she was entitled to wear. Sunflower was
given that name because she always looked on the bright side of
everything; she looked like a sunflower, too, with her tanned face and
light, curly hair.

All the girls had symbolical names given them. "Lark" was so named
because of her sweet voice and because she loved to sing; "Sweet
Tooth," on account of her love for candy; "Quick Silver," because she