FLORA'S LEXICON. 



IGNONETTE. Reseda Odorata. Class 11, 

 Dodecandria. Order: Trigyma. The 



odour exhaled by this little flower is thought 

 by some to be too powerful for the house ; 

 but even those persons, we presume, must 

 be delighted with the fragrance which it 

 throws from the balconies into the streets 

 of the city, giving something like a breath of garden air to the 

 'close-pent man,' whose avocations will not permit a ramble 

 beyond the squares of the fashionable part of the town. 



YOUR QUALITIES SURPASS YOUR CHARMS. 



Now look ye on the plain and modest guise 

 Of yon unlovely flower — unlovely ? — no — 

 Not beautiful, 'tis true — not touch'd with hues 

 Like her's we late have gazed on; but so rich 

 In precious fragrance is that lovely one, 

 So loved for her sweet qualities, that I 

 Should woo her first amid a world of flowers ; 

 For she is like some few beloved ones here, 

 Whom eyes, perchance, might slightingly pass o'er, 

 But whose true wisdom, gentleness, and worth, 

 Unchanging friendship, ever-faithful love, 

 And countless minor beauties of the mind, 

 Attach our hearts in deep affection still, 



TWAMLEY. 



No gorgeous flowers the meek reseda grace, 

 Yet sip with eager trunk yon busy race 

 Her simple cup, nor heed the dazzling gem 

 That beams in Fritillaria's diadem. 



Evans. 



