A narrow-necked glass vase is standing in a dark, round niche. It contains the following flowers: a purple iris, a purple-and-white tulip, a purple columbine, two red-and-yellow tulips, a purple fritillary, a yellow-and-white narcissus, a blue borage, a marigold, a white fritillary, a cyclamen, a hyacinth, columbine leaf, forget-me-not and a pink-and-red rose. Reposing on ...