

li^rcnls, 







H ! wert thou voung again, I would put off 

 M)' majesty to be more terrible. 



I'LL note you in my book of memory 

 To scourge you for this reprehensioi 

 Look to it well, and sav vou are well 



I'LL make i 

 ^ And deck 

 And witch sw 



-Z«-. 



heaven in a lady's lap, 



body in gay ornaments, 



ladies with mv words and looks 



—S/inifS/eare. 



HAVE learned thy arts, and now 

 Can disdain as much as thou. 



— Tliomas Cm 



'T'HOL'GH I'm young, I scorn to flit 

 •*- On the wings of borrowed wit; 

 I'll make my own feathers rear me, 

 Whither others cannot bear me. 



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HubuS VOSltfciliuS. Natural Order: Rosaceiv — Rose Family. 



RECT and branching, the Rubus, sometimes called the Flower- 

 }■. ing Bramble, and sometimes the Brier Rose, is a bush well 

 ^ fortified with straight prickles, and with foliage resembling 

 that of the raspberr}' bush, being smooth on the under, and 

 . % ^ Y >.^r ^^ veh ety on the upper, surface. It is a very delicate plant, 

 ^Ij ^' requiring the shelter of the greenhouse or conservatory in 



*^-@ order to cultivate it successfully ; but as it blooms at the season when 

 '"^"iS) nature has withdrawn her genial smiles, it has proved a very desirable 

 acquisition to those who can give it such shelter, or a sunny window 

 '^ in the house. The blossoms are double, and a pure, snow white. 

 I The Island of Mauritius claims its nativity, as does China, also. It is 

 an especial favorite in England, being familiarly called the Bridal or 

 Christmas Rose. The root is bulbous, and should be repotted in a 

 large pot as early as October, in order that it may bloom weW the following 

 season, which commences about Christmas, and continues till May. It is propa- 

 gated b}' a division of the stems after the flowering season has ceased. 



