FLORA'S LEXICON. 



ARROW. Achillea Millefolium. Class 19, 

 SYNGENESIA. Order: SUPERFLUA. Milfoil, 

 or Yarrow, cicatrizes all wounds made by 

 iron. It is said that Achilles, whose name 

 it bears, used it to cure the wounds of Tele- 

 phus. Its having received from the ancients 

 the name of this celebrated hero renders it 

 n very appropriate emblem of war. 



WAR. 



It was a dread, yet spirit-stirring- sight! 

 The billows foam'd beneath a thousand oars. 

 Fast, as they land, the red-cross ranks unite, 

 Legions on legions brightening all the shores. 

 Then banners rise, and cannon-signal roars, 

 Then peals the warlike thunder of the drum, 

 Thrills the loud fife, the trumpet flourish pours, 

 And patriot hopes awake, and doubts are dumb; 

 For bold in freedom's cause, the bands of ocean come. 



SCOTT. 



'Twas bustle in the court below, 

 " Mount and march forward !" forth they go ; 

 Steeds neigh and trample all around, 

 Steel rings, spears glimmer, trumpets sound. 



SCOTT. 



Thus while they looked, a flourish proud, 

 Where mingled trump, and clarion loud, 

 And fife, and kettle-drum, 

 And sackbut deep, and psaltery, 

 And war-pipe with discordant cry, 

 And cymbal clattering to the sky, 

 Making wild music bold and high, 

 Did up tie mountain come. 



SCOTT. 



