. 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. "-f^^.-f? 'K Hi£l}ai'bia ^ett^topica. Natural Order: Aracex—Arum Family. is' EAUTIFUL in name (from the Greek kallos) and justly merit- ing the distinction, is this lily-like plant. Its scientific name does joint honor to the French botanist, L. C. Richard, and its sup- posed original seat, Ethiopia, though its true habitat
. 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. "-f^^.-f? 'K Hi£l}ai'bia ^ett^topica. Natural Order: Aracex—Arum Family. is' EAUTIFUL in name (from the Greek kallos) and justly merit- ing the distinction, is this lily-like plant. Its scientific name does joint honor to the French botanist, L. C. Richard, and its sup- posed original seat, Ethiopia, though its true habitat is farther south, in the region of the Cape of Good Hope, this charming, familiar plant is only adapted to house culture in cold climates. It has large, arrow-shaped leaves on long leafstalks. The flower is of a beautiful creamy white, and similar to a cornucopia in shape, or tQ our own wild-wood plant, Jack-in-the-pulpit, and blooms during winter and spring. The plants of this order are pervaded by a volatile substance which in some becomes poisonous. The corms and root-stalks abound in starch, which in a few cases are rendered edible when the volatile substance is expelled by jmiittit^ JbhuI^. T AM come, I am come! from the purple-browed sky, The spirit of beauty to thee; I ride on the wings of the rose-scented air, I sit on the lips of the \iolet fair, And weave me a wreath of the sun's golden hair, As his tresses go glancingly by. And glimmer the foam of the sea. —Carlos D. Stuart. \ NATIVE grace Sat fair proportion'd on her polish'd limbs, Veil'd in a simple robe, their best attire. Beyond the pomp of dress; for loveliness m mAj—*.LS;" Needs not the foreign aid of ornament, But is, Avhen unadorn'd, adorn'd the most; Thoughtless of beautv, she was Beautv's self. Recluse amid the close embowering woods. —Thompson. T NEVER saw aught like to what thou art, A spirit so peculiar in its mold. With so much wildness and Avith vet a part Of all the softer bea
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