

niiospm'OS Dirijiiuana. Natural Order: Ebcnacac — Ebony Family. 



"Wj CRSIMMON trees are found in the United States, attaining 

 / \A , larger growtli in the south than in the north, where they 

 Jdom become more than a large shrub. The flowers are 

 1| inconspicuous, and are succeeded by a plum-shaped, pulpy 

 \ ^ ti uit, of a reddish-orange hue, containing several hard-shelled 

 0^^ seeds. Persimmons are only ripened by the action of the 

 '^^^^.''''fi ost, after which they become palatable and nutritious. In the South- 

 i^f^ern States they are used in various ways, but in the Middle States they 

 Xirt'^ are seldom found plentifully enough to be used in any way except to 

 ^^^Peat in their original state. They are allied to the date plum, a foreign 

 variety. The bark is used to allay fevers, and it also possesses tonic 

 ^^^ and astringent properties. The species are numerous in the tropics. 



%m\ \^\)xxi% Paaulijs* 



' of Natui 

 rigredient 



s works 

 the compound man, 



Infused at the creation of the kind. 



-Cmt.te, 



TTOW blest the man who in these peaceful plains 



Plows his paternal field ; far from the noise, 

 The care and bustle of a busy world! 

 All in the sacred, sweet, sequester'd vale 



Of solitude, the secret primrose path 

 Of rural life, he dwells; and with him dwell 

 Peace and content, twins of the sylvan shade. 

 And all the graces of the golden age. 



■Michael Bn 



'T'HE green earth sends its incense 

 From every mountain shrine — 



From every flower and dewy cup 

 That greeteth the sunshine. 



— Whiltier. 



JF. 



thou 



worn and hard beset 

 ith sorrows that thou wouldst forget. 

 If thou wouldst read a lesson that will ke 





O nature! 



Thy heart from fainting, and thy soul from sleep. 

 Go to the woods and hills! — no tears 

 Dim the sweet look that Nature wears. 



— Longfellow. 

 ;rv charm serene. 



