38 FLORA S INTERPRETER. 



CAMELLIA JAPONICA. &au ie. Order is. A lofty, 



C. Japonica. J ar 8 evergreen tree. Flower. 



r large and beautiful, in the form 



of a rose, exhibiting a variety 

 of colors; but the prevailing one 

 red. A native of China and 

 Japan. 



UNPRETENDING EXCELLENCE. 



The chaste Camellia's pure and spotless bloom, 

 That boasts no fragrance, and conceals no thorn. 



William floico*. 



SENTIMENT. 



Pure-hearted as a buried pearl 



Within a crimson shell, 

 A soft-eyed and a radiant girl 



Art thou, my Rosabelle. 

 Sweet beauty sleeps upon thy brow, 



And floats before my eyes; 

 As meek and pure as doves art thou, 



Or beings of the skies. 



Thy mild looks are all eloquent, 

 Thy bright ones free and glad, 



Like glances from a pleiad sent 

 Thy sad ones sweetly sad. 



I think of thee when daylight pours 

 Her glances through the sky, 



And then with thee my spirit soars 

 Among the things on high. 



Thou art an angel by my side ; 

 To earth I bid farewell, 



And every dream of pomp and pride- 

 To all but Rosabelle. 



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