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Salria Bplenbcns. 



Natural Order: Labiatcc — Mint Family. 



'ELIGHTING in warm climes, these plants are found abund- 

 antly in South America and Mexico. The brilliancy of 

 their blossoms has caused their introduction into our more 

 r northern latitudes, where they occasionally pass under the 

 name of Scarlet Sage. The}- are perennials, and are usually 

 lown in the greenhouse, though they do exceedingly well in the 

 ||p garden or the lawn. The Howers are of a vivid, bewildering scarlet 

 '^*^ tint, and abundant in their prodigality. There are varieties with pink 

 and blue flowers, which, though desirable, are less conspicuous. They 

 can be raised as annuals from seed, or from cuttings, which root easily 

 and with less delay than many other plants. 



Jlncrgi|, 



'TPHEN we wrins iVom our souls tlicir applicali\c strength, 

 i \,sA Kur,,! tn tlie cord the strong bow of onr ken; 



our souls 

 And bei 



And bringing our lives to the level of others, 

 Hold the cup we have filled, to their uses at length. 

 —Mrs. 



'pHE keen spirit C 



^ Seizes the prompt occasion — makes the thought 

 Start into instant action, and at once 

 Plans and performs, resolves and executes! 



ROM this 

 The very firstlings of my heart shall be 

 The firstlings of my hand. And even now. 

 To crown my tho'ts with acts, be it tho't and don 

 —Shakespeare. 



K 



WAY, then — work with boldness and with speed. 

 On greatest action 



HOW slow the t 

 To the warn, 



that, in the ver 

 would execute a great design. 



\TEVER change thy mind, [still, 



nt If augfht obstructs thv course, vet stand not 



5ut wind .about till thou 



top'd the hill. 

 -Denim 



■pUN, if you like, but try to keep your Ijreath; 

 ■'•*■ Work like a man, but don't be worked to death. 



— O. \y. Holmes. 



