Sunflowers and lillies are especially abound in this elaborate and colorful Puck cartoon, drawn by Frederick Burr Opper. The repetition of these flowers (especially the sunflowers) paired with repetitive snippets of writing such as "Our Æsthetic Tramp," "Our Æsthetic Waiter," "An Æsthetic Umbrella," and "An Æsthetic Bald Head" implies that the public felt that Aestheticism was very one-note, and did not develop beyond its obsession with nature and the decadent. This oversimplification of what makes something "aesthetic" decidedly strips Aestheticism of any intelligence it has, which gives this cartoon an especially mocking tone. Pair all of this with the title "Oscar the Apostle: Puck's 'Wilde' Dream of an Aesthetic Future for America," as well as text on a separate page from the image itself that replaces all r's with w's, and an overgrandiose and wheedling tone is achieved, further mocking Aestheticism.

It should also be noted at this point in the timeline that Oscar Wilde was doing a lecturing tour in the U.S. from 1882-1883, hence Puck's interest in Wilde at this time.

Sources:

Opper, Frederick Burr. "Oscar the Apostle: Puck's 'Wilde' Dream of an Aesthetic Future for America." Puck Magazine, Issue No. 253, 11 Jan. 1882.

"Oscar Wilde In America" Website: https://www.oscarwildeinamerica.org/features/oscar-the-apostle.html.