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FLORA'S LEXICON. 137 



APLE. Acer Campestre. Class 8, OCTAN- i 

 DRIA. Order : MONOGYNIA. The common j 

 maple belongs to a genus containing many ' 

 species, of which it seems to be the only 

 undisputed native. The sugar-maple is cul- 

 tivated in various parts of our country for 

 economical purposes. Nearly the entire 

 [' consumption of sugar in some of the inland states is derived from 

 this useful tree. 



RESERVE. RETIREMENT. 



Go, pierce yon murky alley, where 



None ever breathed untainted air, 



Where all in vain the glorious sun 



Struggles to chase the smoke-wreaths dun : 



Ascend yon broken, winding stair, 



Enter that room, what meets thee there 1 



Nay, shrink not with fastidious pride, 



But take thy stand that couch beside; 



There, though disease, and want, and pain, 



Their victim bind with triple chain, 



There shalt thou see earth's noblest sight, - 



A spirit wing'd for heavenward flight. 



There Peace, sweet Peace, has found her way. 



And turn'd thick midnight into day. 



Now, hie thee hence, and dream no more 

 Of hermit's cell, and frugal store ; 

 Of skull, of maple-dish, or glass 

 Which marks how swift the hours do pass; 

 But ply in Duty's path thy feet, 

 'Tis likeliest there sweet Peace thou 'It meet; 

 And, if a lowly heart be thine, 

 Be sure she '11 make that heart her shrine. 



ANON. 



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