FLORA'S LEXICON. 117 



ENNEDIA, ELEGANT SCARLET. Ken- 

 nedia Coccinea Elegans. Class Diadel- 

 phia. Order: Decandria. This is a 

 charming variety of the Kennedia Cocci- 

 nea, and deserves the most extensive culti- 

 vation. It grows delicate, and is well suit- 

 ed for climbing up a pillar in a conserva- 

 tory, where it will flower to perfection. Its rare delicacy and 

 beauty render it a suitable emblem of Mental Beauty. 



MENTAL BEAUTY. 



When I approach 

 Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, 

 And in herself complete, so well to know 

 Her own, that what she wills to do or say, 

 Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best, 

 All higher knowledge in her presence falls 

 Degraded, wisdom in discourse with her 

 Loses discount'nanced, and like folly shows. 



Milton. 



"What is beauty 1 Not the show 



Of shapely limbs and features. No. 



These are but flowers, 



That have their dated hours, 



To breathe their momentary sweets, then go. 



'Tis the stainless soul within 



That outshines the fairest skin. 



Hunt. 



Mark her majestic fabric ! she 's a temple 

 Sacred by birth, and built by hands divine; 

 Her soul 's the deity that lodges there ; 

 Nor is the pile unworthy of the god. 



Dryden. 



