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(!^C^"alUUlU SailClUUlCUlll. Natural Order: Gcraiiiaccic — Geranium Family. 



r ANY are the varieties of this beautiful plant, most of which 



^V are nurtured in the window or greenhouse, either for their 



" ' ^=:o beauty of blossom or the delightful fragrance of their 



1l ives. Some of them are from the Cape of Good 



Ho]K, but this beautiful species, with its blood-red flowers, 



' IS I native of Europe. It is well adapted to make a bril- 



h ml show in the garden in summer, being again removed to the 



house in the fall. The name is derived from geranos, a Greek 



(^ word meaning crane, the seeds having a long spur (supposed to 



resemble a crane's bill), which in planting should be cut ofi' with 



the scissors, as it tends to push the seeds out of the ground before 



6iJiifibniq* 



THRUST in thee? Aye, dearest, there 's no one but must, 



Unless truth be a fable in such as thee trust; 

 For who can see heaven's own hue in those eyes, 

 And doubt that truth with it came down from the skies? 

 While each thought of thy bosom, like morning's young lis 

 Almost ere 'tis born, flashes there on his sight. 



— f. F. Hoffma,:. 



r\UT of the depths of the starlit distance [up, 

 ^-^ A pale gleam shows where the moon comes 

 And here in the dregs of this strange existence 

 May lurk the sweetness that crowns the cup. 



And faith and hope and the spnit's patience 

 Sti-engthen the heart and lighten the eyes. 



Ah, .soul! mv soul! there is hope for the nation 

 And God is holy and just and wise. 



-Bnrl 



Grn 



TRU.ST in thee, and k.i 

 Or life or death is equal 

 11 weight is this: O let i 



.'hom 



to thee! 



rust ; 



-Imwif. 



HAVE I not 

 And snow. 



brought thee roses fresh 

 white lilies, pale with p 

 my inmost dream of Truth, 

 I beauty thou didst not inspire? 



—Joe! Benton. 



with youth. r\ H ! en 

 ure desire? ^ Whic 



bleni of that steadfast mind 



h, through the varying scenes of li 



genuine piety refined. 



Holds on its wav 'midst noise and strife! 



