FLORAL EMBLEMS. 131 



ELEVATION. 



SILVER FIR. Pmus Picea. 



" Towering firs in conic forms arise, 



And with a pointed spear divide the skies." 



Prior. 



Nature has adapted this tree to its moun- 

 tainous birth-place, so that it resists 



" the storm, 

 That makes the high elm couch, and rends the oak. 



A thousand blows, 



That shake the lofty monarch on his throne, 

 We lesser folks feel not. Keen are the pains 

 Advancement often brings." 



Hurdis. 



