. 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. djdiiiontum infljUS. Natural Order: PapaveraceceâPoppy Family. UITE familiar, from growing wild by the roadsides and in the fields, especially in moist places, as well as from being cultivated in gardens, is this plant of the poppy family. It is a fleshy herb, with leaves formed of leaflets arranged in pairs on a central stem, ar
. 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. djdiiiontum infljUS. Natural Order: PapaveraceceâPoppy Family. UITE familiar, from growing wild by the roadsides and in the fields, especially in moist places, as well as from being cultivated in gardens, is this plant of the poppy family. It is a fleshy herb, with leaves formed of leaflets arranged in pairs on a central stem, arid one odd one to finish the tip; they are of a sea or bluish green in color, and are quite smooth. The flowers, are yellow, and are not lasting. Its name is derived from the word chelidon, the Greek name for the swallow, as it was supposed to blossom with the arrival of that bird. It has become a natura,lized plant in the United States, its native place being 'T^HERE is a gentle element, and man â *â May breathe it withi a calm, unruffled soul, And drink its living waters till his heart Is pure; and this is human happiness. ,âWillis. TF solid happiness we prize, Within our breast the jewel lies. And they are fools who roam; The world has nothing to bestow. From own selves our joys must flow, And that dear hut â our home. âCotton. TJAPPINESS depends, as nature shows. Less on exterior things than most suppose; Jtf! rPJ, Vigilant over all that He has made. Kind Providence attends with gracious aid. Bids equity throughout His works prevail, And weighs the nations in an even scale. âCowper. T T E is the happy man whose life e'en now Shows somewhat of that'happier life to come; Who, doomed to an obscure but tranquil state, Is pleased with it, and, were he free to choose, Would make his fate his choice; whom peace, the fruit Of virtue, and whom virtue, fruit of faith, Prepare for happiness; bespeak him one Content indeed to sojourn while he must Below the skies, but h
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