£ailCl'i5tra"luia iJuilita. Natural Okder: Lythracccc — Loosestrife Family. 



\\ EDEN was the birthplace of Magnus Lagerstroem, the noted 



ti iveler and botanist lor whom this beautiful exotic shrub was 



II imed, and as it was supposed to have come originally from 



ihe East Indies, the qualifying adjective, Indica, was added. 



1 he petals of the flowers are very delicate, and are attached 



lo the calyx by long, slender claws, which give it a light and 



ippearance. The shrub is frequently found in the Southern 



r> w States, where it is quite hardy, but in the northern section of the 



^^^^* I lilted States it is found only in conservatories. Very recently a 



white blooming plant was found in Arkansas, growing wild: it being 



stliL lust discovered of that color, it was of course very choice, and was 



It ontL K moved bv an enthusiastic amateur for propagation. 



jl/TETHOUGHT I heard a voice 



-*■ .Sweet as the shepherd's pipe upon 

 When all his little flock V at feed betbrt 



mountains 



-Ot-Ji-av 



'T'HE charm of eloquence — the ski 

 To wake each secret string, 



And t'rom the bosom's chords at wil 

 Life's mournful music bring; 



diich ! 



The o'ermastering strength of mind. 



The haughty and the free. 

 Whose might earth's mightiest ones obey; 



This charm was given to thee. 



— .l/nt. Embury. 



