may be taken as a faithful representative of the poets, says, 



"And 'tis my faith that every flower, 

 Enjoys the air it breathes." 



Some, indeed, go still further, and affirm that some plants 

 possess a kind of memory, as is clearly shown by the 

 regularity of their habits. The Goats' Beard opens at three 

 in the morning, and closes before noon ; the Wild Succory 

 expands at eight, and closes at four ; and the Water Lily 

 also retires at the same early hour. Though these, and 

 similar facts, afford ground for speculation, we may never 

 be able to ascertain, (and it is, perhaps, not to our advantage 

 to know) the kind or degree of feeling which causes the 

 several motions in plants, or the object of their appearing 

 in a particular succession. Their Maker, for some good 

 reason, has appointed them their seasons and their hours. 



"The green-robed children of the spring 

 Will mark the periods as they pass, 

 Mingle with leaves time's feathered wing, 

 And bind with flowers his silent glass." 



In April, too, may be found by the wayside, (but they 

 require looking for), tufts of that meek but interesting 

 plant, the Tuberous Moschatel (Adoxa moschatelina) 

 The foliage is pale green, the leaves being ternate, and the 

 flowers, which are yellowish green, grow in terminal heads, 

 forming five sides of a cube, a blossom on each side, and 

 one on the top. These, however, are not all exactly alike. 

 Those on the sides have five petals and ten stamens each, 

 while that on the top has only four petals and eight stamens. 

 One of the names of this unassuming and delicate little 

 flower is Musk Crowfoot, which has been given it on 

 account of its pleasant odour, which, like that of many 



