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{3l)aSC0luS multttlorus. Natural Order: LeguminoscE — Pulse Family. 



\ E of the plants that have been utilized by man for food, the 

 rhciseolus, is familiar to all under the name of Bean. Some 

 t w are indigenous to the soil, but most of those grown, either 

 t )i food or ornament, are from foreign lands. The Phaseolus 

 \ ulgaris, that is so much grown for its edible pods, is from 

 the East Indies, as are also the short Bush and Lima Beans, 

 : of which produce white flowers. The Phaseolus multiflorus, 

 "i or Scarlet Runner, is an annual from South America. The blossoms 

 ai e a bi ilhant .scarlet, in which there is a slight dash of orange. There 

 IS also a variety with white and lilac flowers. The Hyacinth Bean is 

 another handsome bloomer, and, with the two previously mentioned, is 

 cultivated as an ornamental climber for screens, trellises and arbors. 



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'T'HE means that heaven yields must be embraced, 



And not neglected; else, if hea\en would. 

 And we will not, heaven's offer we refuse, 

 The proffer'd means of succor and redress, —shakespa 



T FIND m_v zenith doth depend upon 



A most suspicious star; whose influence 

 If now I court not, but omit, m.y fortunes 

 Will ever after droop. —simhespear. 



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HE golden opportunity 

 Is never ofter'd twice; 



When fortune 



LSS not occasion; by the forelock take 

 That subtle power, the never-halting time. 

 Lest a mere moment's putting ofT should make 

 Mischance almost as heavy as a crime. 



— Wordszvorlh. 



; then the hour 

 points the way. 



'T>HE old Scythians [wings, 



Painted blind Fortune's powerful hands with 



To show her gifts come 

 Which, if her fav'rile be 

 He loses them forever. 



ift and suddenly, 

 it swift to take, 



— Chafit 



rvCCASION, set on wing, flies fast away, 

 ^ Whose back once turned, no holdfast can we find ; 

 Her feet are swift, bald is her head behind; 

 Whoso hath hold, and after lets her go. 

 Docs lose the lot which fortune did bestow. 

 — Mirror Jor Afo^isi 

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