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£ilium laubittum. Natural Ordek: Liliacae — Lily Family. 



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REEK Icin'on, interpreted to signify wanting in color, or pale, 

 ^'is the origin of the Latin lilhtni, as that is of the English lily. 

 The Lilies are bulbous plants, having long, tapering leaves, 

 and flowers of most exquisite beauty. The\- are cultivated 

 '\Mthout much labor. The above is pure white. The most 

 " beautiful of all lilies are those from China and Japan, being 

 \u\ iich in color, and larger in size than our native plants. The 

 Lihum candidum is a native of the Levant. The Lily seems to vie 

 with the daisy tor its share of musical honors, for many is the lyre 

 that has been tuned to its praises. Mrs. Tighe, in remarking that 

 theie i>> no beauty in the bulb, says: 



" Yet in that bulb, those sapless scales, 

 The Mlv wraps her silver vest — 

 Till vernal suns and vernal gales 



Shall kiss once more her fragrant breast." 



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QPRING has no blossom fairer than thy form; 

 ^ Winter no snow-wreath purer than thy mind; 

 The dewdrop trembling to the morning beam 



Is like thy smile — pure, transient, heaven-refin'd. 



—Mrs. Lydia "jane Pierson. 



INHERE is a pale and modest 



In garb of green array'd. 



That decks the rustic maiden's b 



And blossoms in the glade; 



Though other flowers around me bloom, 



In gaudy splendor drest, 

 Filling the air with rich perfume, 



I love the lily best. 



T H.\D found out a sweet, green spot 



Where a lily was blooming fair; 

 The din of the city disturbed it not; 

 But the spirit that sh.-ides the quiet cot 

 With its wings of love was there. 



—James G. Percival. 

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