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Or Cytherea's breath ; pale Primroses, 

 That die unmarried, ere they can behold 

 Bright Phoebus in his strength, a malady 

 Most incident to maids ; bold Oxlips, and 

 The Crown imperial ; Lilies of all kinds, 

 The flower-de-lis being one ! O these I lack 

 To make you garlands of! ' 



SHAKSPEARE. 



Who, that has a garden and a taste for 

 flowers, would be without the Crocus, the 

 Snowdrop, the Primrose, the Violet, the 

 Cyclamen, Hepatica, Hyacinth, Narcissus, 

 Auricula, Ranunculus, Anemone, Wallflower, 

 Stock, Pink, Tulip, Carnation, Rose, Iris, 

 Lily, Lychnis, Lobelia, Delphinium, Verbas- 

 cum, Rudbeckia, Anthericum, Aconitum, Mo- 

 narda, Ferraria, Gentiana, ^Enothera, Scilla 

 peruviana, Pseony, Phlox, Hemerocallis, Co- 

 reopsis, Campanula, China Aster, Hollyhock, 

 and a multitude of others, each species con- 

 sisting of many beautiful varieties, both single 

 and double not to enumerate any of the fine 

 flowering shrubs of almost every description? 



