l^mamtttli, 



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(!?Onipl)rtna pcrcnnis. Natural Order: Amarantacca: — Amaranth Family. 



^vOUTH AMERICA has contributed this variety 

 aiith to the flora of the United States. It is 



of the Ama- 

 phmt about 

 t\\ feet higli, with narrow, tapering leaves, and flowers simi- 

 lar in shape to those of the common red clover. Th'ey are 

 ciimson in color, and equally fadeless and durable as in the 

 .mnual species. Because of this qualitv thev have been the 

 chosen emblem of immortality from the earlv days of Homer down 

 to the poets of modern times. 



A VOICE within us spealcs that startling word — 

 "Man, thou shalt never die!" Celestial voices 

 Hymn it into our souls; according harps, 

 By angel fingers touch'd, when the mild stars 

 Of morning sang together, sound forth still 

 The song of our great Immortality. 



—R. H. Dana. 



' 'T* IS immortality deciphers man, 

 •*■ And opens all the mysteries of his make. 

 Without it, half his instincts are a riddle, 

 Without it, all his virtues are a dream. 



IMMORTALITY o'erswecps 



All pains, all tears, all time, all fears — and peals 

 Like the eternal thunders of the deep 

 Into my ears this truth — Thou liv'st forever! 



pRESS onward through each vary 

 •*■ Let no weak fears thy course de 

 Immortal being! feel thy power. 

 Pursue thy bright and endless w£ 



hour ; 



A':t' 



LL, to re-flourish, fades; 



in a wheel, all sinks, to reascend. 

 Emblems of man, who passes, not expires. 



'T'HE spirit of man 

 A Which God inspired, ( 

 With this corporeal clod. 



mnot together perish 



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''OLD in the dust this perish'd heart may lie, 

 ^ But that which warm'd it once shall never die. 



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