. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ®mtiana ataalia. Natural Order: GentianaceceâGentian Family. ENTIAN is a plant of excellent tonic and febrifuge properties, which are said to have been first discovered by Gentius, king of ancient Illyria, in whose honor it was named. It is found abundantly in the Western States, where the land lies low and is more or less moist
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. ®mtiana ataalia. Natural Order: GentianaceceâGentian Family. ENTIAN is a plant of excellent tonic and febrifuge properties, which are said to have been first discovered by Gentius, king of ancient Illyria, in whose honor it was named. It is found abundantly in the Western States, where the land lies low and is more or less moist, which soil seems most congenial to its â â "^ growth. It is not unusual to find acres of land dotted freely with its blue blossoms, particularly in openings in the woods. Besides our native plants, we have other specimens from Wales, Australia, and the Alps. The two from the first-named countries have blue flowers, the latter yellow ones. The more dwarf varieties are the best adapted for rock â piRM. and resolved by sterling worth to gain r Love and respect, thou shalt not strive in vain. âSir S. E. Brydffes. r\ HOW thy worth with manners may I sing, ^^ When thou art all the better part of me? What can mine own praise to mine own self bring? And what is 't but mine own, when I praise thee? âShakespeare. ALL that is best of beauty is its doWer, All that is pure in piety its bequest, The subtle spring of truth, the soul of power, It gives our dreams their scope, our life its zest. âIsidore G. Ascher. KNOW transplanted human worth Will bloom to profit otherwhere. â Tennyson. 'pHERE is a joy in worth, A high, mysterious, soul-pervading charm. Which, never daunted, ever bright and warm. Mocks at the idle, shadowy ills of earth, "T^IS what the heart adores, where'er the eye Doth rest, on ocean, earth, or in the sky; For love ne'er worships willingly a blot. But looks for what is pure, for what is fair, Amid the gloom is bright, and tranquil in the stor
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