FLORA'S INTERPRETER. 16 



L, FRUTEX. Clan 16. Order 13. (Syrian 



Hibiscus Siiriacus Mallow,) a shrub 4 to 6 feet 



high. Native of the East. Flow- 

 era white and roae color. 



CONSUMED BY LOVE. 



The fable of Althea and her unfortunate son, who 

 lost his life in consequence of his love for the beauti- 

 ful ..'llulantu his consuming away as the fatal brand 

 was burning, suggested the emblem of ' Consumed 

 by love.' 



Flora'i Dictionary. 



SENTIMENT. 



Comfort cannot soothe 



The heart whose life is centred in the thought 

 Of happy loves, once known, and still in hope, 

 Living with a consuming energy. 



Ptrcival. 



ANSWER. 



Go, kneel a worshipper at Nature's shrine! 

 For you her rivers flow, her hills arise; 

 For you her fields are green, and fair her skies; 

 And will you scorn them all, to pour your tame 

 And heartless lays of forced or fancied sighs? 



/. R. Drak* 



