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Bpilita Salitit'olia. Natural Order: Rosacccc — Rose Family. 



VDOW lands in the United States and Canada are fre- 

 \ luuith the chosen seats of this small, slender shrub, which 

 -o IS on that account called Queen of the Meadow. It 

 // ^lows to a height of three or four feet, having a pur- 

 plish sttm, which is very brittle in texture. The flowers 

 are commonly called white, but there is a flush of red o\er 

 ihtm, and the\ are remarkable for their fragrance. The stamens, 

 which are those threadlike organs within the corolla, are very at- 

 tractne The loots are possessed of some medicinal value, having 

 ceitain tonic pioperties. It is frequenth- called Meadow Sweet, and 

 IS sometimis cultivated as an ornamental shrub, as are also several 

 other species of this beautiful genus. 



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'ELLING men 

 And represent 



lut they are, «e let them see, 

 them, what thev should be. 

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HE 







love of Praise, howe'er conceal'd bv art 

 Reigns, more or less, and glows in every heai 

 The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure. 

 The modest shun it but to make it sure. 



pRAISEof the wise and good! it is a meed 

 For which I would long years of toil endure 



. who would e\er care to do brave deed. 

 Or strive in virtue others to excel, 

 none should yield him his deserved meed. 

 Due praise, that is the spur of doing wel!.^ 



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Which 



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/"'AST down thyself, and only strive to raise 

 ^ The glory of thy Maker's sacred name; 

 Use all thy powers that bless'd power to praise, 

 Which gives the power to be and use the same. 



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ould cure. 



-Sir E. Brydges. 



E no taste of the noisy praise 

 iddy crowds, as changeable as winds: 

 ants to change, and blowing with the tide 

 woln success, but veering with 



s ebb. 



'T'HOU 'I.T say anon he is some kin to thee. 



Thou spend'st such heydey wit in praising him. 



—Shatespeare. 

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