218 FLORA'S INTERPRETER. 



VlOLET, BLUE. ClastS. Order 1. The genus Vk 

 within its proper limits is almost equf 

 ly divided between Europe and tb 

 temperate parts of North America. 

 Flowers bright blue. 



FAITHFULNESS. 



Violet is for faithfulness, 



Which in me shall abide ; 

 Hoping, likewise, that from your heart 



You will not let it slide. 



Shakspeart't Sonnet*. 



SENTIMENT. 



And wert thou other than thou art 



Less generous, kind, confiding, 

 The love that lives in my true heart 



Were not the less abiding. 

 E'en thy neglect I might sustain, 



'T would chill my heart not break it; 

 Its tenderness would still remain 



Thy falsehood could not shake it. 



Mrs. JS. M. Well*. 



