. 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. r <(k ir- Silta ^tnttricano. Natural Order: TiliaceceâLinden Family. XSSWOOD is the common name for this forest tree in our Northern States. It grows to a great height, and abounds in a wholesome mucilaginous juice. Its tender young twigs are often pulled and eaten by school children for this prop- erty. The inner bark is some
. 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. r <(k ir- Silta ^tnttricano. Natural Order: TiliaceceâLinden Family. XSSWOOD is the common name for this forest tree in our Northern States. It grows to a great height, and abounds in a wholesome mucilaginous juice. Its tender young twigs are often pulled and eaten by school children for this prop- erty. The inner bark is sometimes manufactured into rope. The wood is very soft and white, and is used for the paneling of carriages and in cabinet work, as it is easily wrought. The celebrated Russia matting is manufactured from a species of European Linden, while the East Indians rely upon the native species for their rice bags, fishing nets and "ITTEDDED love is founded on esteem, ⢠' Which the fair merits of the mind engage, For those are charms which never can decay; But time, which gives new whiteness to the swan, Improves their luster. âFenton. 'T^ HOUGH fools spurn Hymen's gentle powers, â¢'â We, who improve his golden hours, By sweet experience know That marriage, rightly understood. Gives to the tender and the good, A paradise below. âCotton. TJAVE I a wish? 'tis all her own; All hers and mine are rolled in one â Our hearts are so entwined. That like the ivy round the tree, Bound up in closest amity, 'Tis death to be disjoined. âLindley Murray. 'pEMPTING gold alone In this our age more marriages completes Than virtue, merit, or the force of love. â Wandesford. U ET still the woman take "11 THAT thou art is mine; Our state cannot be sever'd; we are one, An elder than herself; so wears she to him So sways she level in her husband's heart. One flesh; to lose thee were to lose myself âShakespeare. i6 âMifton. <â^r^. Please note that these images are extracted from
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