

!l\ilailtus C\lailtlulosa. Natural Order: Rutacea: — Rue Family. 



B^^'V^UXURIANT in aspect is this Chinese tree, the botanical name 



of which is derived from its Malay name, ailanto, that is, 



Tree of Heaven. It grows to a great height, the trunk is 



usually very straight, and the leaves, a yard or more in 



length, are composed of smaller leaflets arranged along 



' t. the central stem, with one at the tip, similar to the leaves 



of the butternut. They are abundant, and form a plentiful and 



delightful shade. The tree grows rapidl}-; the wood is soft and of 



no utility. 



'T'HE planted seed, consigned to common earth, 

 ■*■ Disdains to molder with the baser clay, 

 But rises up to meet the light of day, 

 Spreads all its leaves and flowers and tendrils forth, 

 And, bathed and ripened in the genial ray. 

 Pours out its perfume on the wandering gales, 

 Till in that fragrant breath its life exhales; 

 So this immortal germ within my breast 

 Would strive to pierce the dull, dark clod of sense; 

 With aspirations winged and intense, 

 Would so stretch upward, in its tireless quest 

 To meet the Central Soul, its source, its rest. 



—Charlotte Anne Lynch. 



\ RESTLESS, strong, impetuous 

 Eager to do and dare the wor« 



will, 



Emulous £ 

 Attaining, yet 



•er to be fir: 

 spiring still. 



TIP from its trammels the freed spirit wings, 



Higher to soar; 

 Attar immortal a pure essence flings. 



Sweet, evermore ! —Afory B. Dodge. 



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VTATURE never stands still, nor souls either. They ever go up or go down; 

 And hers has been steadily soaring — but how has it been with your own.' 

 She has struggled, and 3'earned, and aspired — grown purer and wiser each year; 

 The stars are not farther above you, in yon luminous atmosphere! —Julia C. R. Dorr. 



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