FLOWERS. 47 
But I came —and lo! around 
Sadly strewn upon the ground, 
Lovely, livid leaves I see — 
Oh! can these be all of thee? 
I could weep, for so I’ve known 
Many a vivid vision flown; 
Many a hope that found its tomb 
Just when bursting into bloom; 
Many a friend — Ah! why proceed? 
See afresh my bosom bleed — 
Rather turn my thoughts on high, 
Hopes there are which cannot die; 
Yes, my Saviour, thou canst give 
Joys that will not thus deceive; 
Eden’s roses never fade, 
Eden’s prospects have no shade.” 
There are some beautiful kinds of roses found wild 
in almost every part of the country ; when unaltered 
by culture they are generally single, and have but 
five petals, with a great profusion of stamens, which 
fill up the space between the pistil and corolla. In 
the cultivated varieties, the number of the petals is 
greatly increased, while the stamens are not so - 
numerous. The common blackberry belongs to the 
same class of plants as the rose, and if the peculiar 
formation of the flower and leaf be compared with 
that of the wild-brier or rose, the resemblance will 
at once be seen. 
The daisy is so well known to all, that any descrip- 
tion of it would seem useless ; but, as there are several 
different plants known by that name, it may be well 
to speak of them. The bright little flower that is so 
welcome in the spring, is the common daisy of Hu- 
