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ROSEMARY. Class 2. Order 1. Indigenous 



flosemortntW OJficinalis. \ Eur P e - A !J ^ergreen shrub 

 Leaves smooth, dark green and 

 shining. Flowers axillary. 



REMEMBRANCE. 



There 's rosemary, that 's for remembrance; 

 Pray you, love, remember. 



Shakspeare. 



SENTIMENT. 



There are moments in life that are never forgot, 

 Which brighten, and brighten, as time steals away; 

 They give a new charm to the happiest lot, 

 And they shine on the gloom of the loneliest day : 

 These moments are hallowed by smiles and by tears, 

 The first look of love, and the last parting given. 



Percival. 



ANSWER. 



But then to part! to part when Time 



Has wreathed his tireless wing with flowers, 

 And spread the richness of a clime 



Of fairy o'er this land of ours. 

 When glistening leaves and shaded streams 



In the soft light of autumn lay, 

 And, like the music of our dreams, 



The viewless breezes seemed to stray 

 T was bitter then to rend the heart 



With the sad thought that we must part: 

 And, like some low and mournful spell, 



To whisper but one word farewell. 



Park Benjamin. 



