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LlLAC, WHITE. Class2. Order 1. The common 



Surinva vultraris LUac a native of Persia, but 



J '&: "i" e ' naturalized in Europe and Ameri- 



ca. Flowers purple and white. 



YOUTHFUL INNOCENCE. 



At call of early spring 



Burst forth, in blossoming fragrance, Lilacs robed 



In snow-white Innocence. 



Mason. 



SENTIMENT. 



She had grown, 



In her unstained seclusion, bright and pure 

 As a first opening Lilac, when it spreads 

 Its clear leaves to the sweetest dawn of May. 



And she were one on whom to fix my heart, 

 To sit beside me when my thoughts are sad, 

 And, by her tender playfulness, impart 

 Some of her pure joy to me. 



PercivaL 



ANSWER. 



There is a spell in every flower, 



A sweetness in each spray, 

 And every simple bird has power 



To please me with its lay. 



And there is music on the breeze 

 That sports along the glade; 



The crystal dew-drops on the trees 

 Are gems by fancy made. 



O, there is joy and happiness 



In every thing I see, 

 Which bids my soul rise up and bless 

 The God who blesses me. 



Mrs. Dinnitt. 

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