FLORA S INTERPRETER. 



WlTCH HAZEL. Clattl. Order 2. An American 



mer. Color of the flowers yellow. 

 Twigs of the Witch Hazel have 

 been used as divining rods to 

 discover secret treasures and 



A SPELL. 



Mysterious plant! whose golden tresses wave 

 With a sad beauty in the dying year, 

 Blooming amid November's frost severe, 

 Like a pale corpse-light o'er the recent grave. 

 If shepherds tell us true, thy wand hath power, 

 With gracious influence, to avert the harm 

 Of ominous planets. 



Token, 1831. 



SENTIMENT. 



Our witches are no longer old 



And wrinkled beldames, Satan-sold, 



But young and gay and laughing creatures, 



With the heart's sunshine on their features; 



Their sorcery the light which dances 



When the raised lid unveils its glances, 



And the low-breathed and gentle tone 



Faintly responding unto ours, 



Soft, dream-like as a fairy's moan 



Above its nightly closing flowers. 



7. 0. Whitticr. 



