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But I came and lo ! around 

 Sadly strewn upon the ground, 

 Lovely, livid leaves I see 

 Oh! can these be all of thee? 

 I could weep, for so I've known 

 Many a vivid vision flown ; 

 Many a hope that found its tomb 

 Just when bursting into bloom ; 

 Many a friend Ah! why proceed? 

 See afresh my bosom bleed 

 Rather turn my thoughts on high, 

 Hopes there are which cannot die; 

 Yes, my Saviour, thou canst give 

 Joys that will not thus deceive; 

 Eden's roses never fade, 

 Eden's prospects have no shade." 



There are some beautiful kinds of roses found wild 

 in almost every part of the country ; when unaltered 

 by culture they are generally single, and have but 

 five petals, with a great profusion of stamens, which 

 fill up the space between the pistil and corolla. In 

 the cultivated varieties, the number of the petals is 

 greatly increased, while the stamens are not so 

 numerous. The common blackberry belongs to the 

 same class of plants as the rose, and if the peculiar 

 formation of the flower and leaf be compared with 

 that of the wild-brier or rose, the resemblance will 

 at once be seen. 



The daisy is so well known to all, that any descrip- 

 tion of it would seem useless ; but, as there are several 

 different plants known by that name, it may be well 

 to speak of them. The bright little flower that is so 

 welcome in the spring, is the common daisy of Eu- 



