Have you ever fallen down an internet rabbit hole? That's what I call it when I am searching on a particular subject and an hour later I find myself miles from my original goal, yet in a very interesting place. Sometimes this can be the ultimate time waster and sometimes it can uncover untold delights!  Last week I found myself in the middle of just such a search. The fall planting season is upon us so I was searching for old fashioned flowers, because as a gardener I find them to be more reliable and easier to grow in my Michigan garden than newer hybrid species.

Imagine my pleasure when I came across the volume "Old Fashioned Flowers" by Maurice Maeterlinck, published in 1905. The inside of this book held some delightful surprises. The title page was an exquisite example of the Art Nouveau style of the time.

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