108 FLORA'S INTERPRETER. 



LAURUSTINUS. Class 5. Order 3. Found principal 



Vilitirnti'm tin tie ty m North America and Japan 



Yiburnum, tmus. ^ aro four gpecies ^ Europe 



An evergreen shrub; flowers white, 

 sometimes tinged with red. 



A TOKEN. 



A Laurustinus bear 



In blossoms to my love : 

 Its language she will hear. 



Anon. (Flora' Dictionary.) 



SENTIMENT. 



So take my gift! 't is a simple flower, 

 But perhaps 't will wile a weary hour; 

 And the spirit that its light magic weaves 

 May touch your heart from its simple leaves 

 And if these should fail, it at least will be 

 A token of love from me to thee. 



Token for 1829. 



ANSWER. 



Ye may search the earth, and the shoreless deep, 

 For the fairest things in their cells they keep ; 

 Ye may gather the light of an eastern mine, 

 And offer it up on affection's shrine; 

 But ye '11 never find it cherished there 

 Like a simple gift, with the heart's pure prayer. 

 Mrs. L. P. Smith. 



