FUCHSIA 



(fuchsia coccinea.) 



' For the Lord taketb pleasure in His people : He will beautify the meek 

 with Salvation." 



Psalm cxlix. 4. 



EiTBLEir of modest grace ! 

 With downcast tearful eye 

 And pendent bloom wherein we trace 

 Thy deep humility : — 



Like maiden meek as fair, 

 Refraining to display 

 Thy highest charms, as jewels rare, 

 To the full glare of day. 



From sunnier scenes, they tell, 

 Thou cam'st, a tender child «, 

 In this our Island home to dwell, 



"Where bleak winds blow and wild. 



' The Fuchsia is a native of South America. It takes its name from the dis- 

 coverer, Fuchs. 



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