. 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. -^ Salti' Diininalis. Natural Order : Salicacemâ Willow Family. ARIETIES of the Willow are very numerous, all of them ? delighting in soil in which there is an abundance of moist- ure, and are consequently oftener found along the margins ^ of streams, or in low-lying, wet meadows, than in any other ^locality. This species does no
. 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. -^ Salti' Diininalis. Natural Order : Salicacemâ Willow Family. ARIETIES of the Willow are very numerous, all of them ? delighting in soil in which there is an abundance of moist- ure, and are consequently oftener found along the margins ^ of streams, or in low-lying, wet meadows, than in any other ^locality. This species does not develope into a tree, the stems rising singly to the height of ten or twelve feet; they are very pliable, and well adapted to the industry to which they are applied. >^ Viminalis signifies twigs or branches adapted to plaiting. One of the ; seven Roman hills on which Jupiter was worshiped was called Vimi- nalis CoUis, from the Willow-copse which once stood T^HE brave do never shun the light; â¢'⢠Just are their thoughts, and open are their tempers; Truly without disguise they love or hate; Still are they found in the fair face of day, And heav'n and men are judges of their actions. âRovje. 'T'HY words had such a melting flow, "^ And spoke of truth so sweetly well, They dropp'd like heav'n's serenest snow. And all was brightness where they fell! âMoore, TTTHATE'ER the emotions of her heart, Still shone conspicuous in her eyes â Stranger to every female art, Alike to feign or to disguise. â Shaw. TTE'LL suit his bearing to the hour, Laugh, listen, learn or teach. With joyous freedom in his mirth. And candor in his speech. A STALWART form, a manly port, â 'â â *â A»fearless brow, an eye of truth, A step' as free as that of youth, A presence fit for camp or court; -g^^^ 228 âElha Cook. A knee a child Avould love to climb; A face a woman needs must trust, Quite free from guile and clean from lust, Nor marred, though nobly marked by time. âh'ate J
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