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CaDan^ula Spica. Natural Ohdkr: LabiatiC—Mint Family. 



I ROPE produces immense fields of Lavender, grown for the 



s ike of the flowers, from which is obtained the perfume 



that is sold b}' all drugyists and perfumers. It has a ver}- 



)' pleasant, agreeable odor. The Latin word from which it is 



\*!^ derived is lavarc, to bathe, and brings to mind the marble 



baths of the early Greeks and Romans, when the most exqui- 



•-^\ site of sculpture, the most beautiful productions of art and nature, 



r-J^ weie gathered together for their adornment, and flowers and spices 



v\ ei e rifled of their sweets to add to the sumptuousness and luxurious- 



ness of their ablutions. It is a perennial of easy culture, about 



eighteen inches high, delightfully aromatic, and bears purple flowers. 



The oil possesses tonic and stimulative properties, and is used in 



medicine. 



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VND lavender, whose spikes of azure bloom 

 *■ Shall be erewhile in arid bundles bound, 



To lurk ami 

 And crown 



her labors 

 kerchiefs 



ith 



rare perfume. 



QWEET lavender! I love thy flower 

 ^ Of meek and modest blue, 

 Which meets the morn and evening hour, 

 The storm, the sunshine, and the shower, 

 And changeth not its hue. 



But thou art emblen 



Thou art not like the fickle train 



Our adverse fates estrange; 



Who in the day of grief and pain 



Are found deceitful, light and vain, 



For thou dost never change. 



)f the friend. 



Who, whatsoe'er our lot, 

 The balm of faithful love will lend, 

 And, true and constant to the end, 



May die, but alter not. — Strickland. 

 T BLU.SH to think what I have said— Thy virtue will excuse my passion for thee, 



*■ But fate has wrested the confession from me: And make the gods propitious to our love. 

 Go on, and prosper in the paths of honor; ~' 



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