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FLOWERS OF THE HOLY LAND. 



cling to the soil. These, though they have not the scriptural 

 prestige of the former class, have an interest of their own, and 

 their quiet language claims a passing thought ; and we cherish 

 them for what they bring us either of joy or sadness, if it adds 

 to what we already know of the soil from which they sprung. 



