FLORA'S LEXICON. 51 



AMELLIA, or JAPAN ROSE. CameUi* 



Japonica. Classic,. Mowm u-iiia. Order: 



PoLYANDRIA. Thifl sph'lld id gi-nus of iWr-rs 



received its name from Geo. Joseph Samel, 

 whose name is written ( 'ameUvti in Latin, a 

 Jesuit, writer of a botanical work. It was in- 

 ^ troduced into England about the middle of 

 last century, and has become a great favourite with florists, both in 

 that country and the United States. There are many very splen- 

 did varieties to be found in the gardens and conservatories of Phila- 

 delphia. 



MY DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS. 



In pleasure's dream or sorrow's hour, 

 In crowded hall or lonely bower, 

 The business of my soul shall be, 



For ever to remember thee ! 



Moore. 



Oh magic of love ! unembellish'd by you. 

 Has the garden a blush or the herbage a huel 

 Or blooms there a prospect in nature or art, 

 Like the vista that shines through the eye to the heart ! 



Moore. 



That happy minglement of hearts, 

 Where, chang'd as chemic compounds are, 

 Each with its own existence parts, 

 To find a new one, happier far ! 



Moore. 



Oh what, while I could hear and see 

 Such words and looks, was heaven to me! 

 Though gross the air on earth I drew, 

 'Twas blessed, while she breath'd it too; 

 Though dark the flowers, though dim the sky, 

 Love lent them light, while she was nigh. 



Moore. 



