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PERIWINKLE, BLUE. Class 6. Order i. Native of 



Vin.ro. minor Egypt, but naturalized in Europe. 



V mCO, minor. Flowers deep blue, white in the 



centre scentless. Leaves ever- 

 green perennial. 



EARLY AND SINCERE FRIENDSHIP. 



In France, the Periwinkle is esteemed the emblem 

 of sincere friendship. 



Where captivates the sky-blue Periwinkle 

 Under the cottage eaves. 



Hurdi*. 



SENTIMENT. 



Hast thou forgot, friend of my better days, 



Hast thou forgot the early innocent joys 



Of our remotest childhood when our lives 



Were linked in one, and our young hearts bloomed out 



Like violet bells, upon the self-same stem, 



Pouring the dewy odors of life's spring 



Into each other's bosom all the bright 



And sorrowful thoughts of a confiding love, 



And intermingled vows, and blossoming hopes 



Of future good, and infant dreams of bliss, 



Budding and breathing sunnily about them, 



As crimson-spotted cups, in spring-time, hang 



On all the delicate fibres of the vine? 



B. B. Thatcher 



