There were letters for her at the bureau-one from her brother, full of athletics and biology; one from her mother, delightful as only mother's letters could be. She had read in it of the crocuses which had been bought for yellow and were coming up puce, of the new parlour-maid, who had watered the ferns with essence of lemonade...
Quotes about crocuses (4 Quotes)
We are seeing a smattering of sub-2 prices surfacing like premature crocuses across the country, and we may see a flirtation with 2 or less in a broad swath of the country this month.
The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball.
I guess everyone is looking for the first signs of economic recovery this (Thursday) morning. It's kind of like looking for the first crocuses in spring.