Brusque Violet

`I never saw anybody that looked stupider, a Violet said, so suddenly, that Alice quite jumped; for it hadnt spoken before. `Hold your tongue! cried the Tiger-lily. `As if you ever saw anybody! You keep your head under the leaves, and snore away there, till you know no more whats going on in the world, that if you were a bud! `Are there any more people in the garden besides me? Alice said, not choosing to notice the Roses last remark. `Theres one other flower in the garden that can move about like you, said the Rose. `I wonder how you do it (`Youre always wondering, said the Tiger-lily), `but shes more bushy than you are. `Is she like me? Alice asked eagerly, for the thought crossed her mind, `Theres another little girl in the garden, somewhere! `Well, she has the same awkward shape as you, the Rose said, `but shes redder and her petals are shorter, I think. `Her petals are done up close, almost like a dahlia, the Tiger-lily interrupted: `not tumbled about anyhow, like yours. `But thats not your fault, the Rose added kindly: `youre beginning to fade, you know and then one cant help ones petals getting a little untidy. Violet petal, violet leaf, osmanthus, orris, mint, and opoponax.