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muddy shores of the sea, overflowed by the 

 tide. The name is one of the descriptive words 

 of Linneus, by which he so well knew how to 

 distinguish the plants he named. It is derived 

 from sal salt, and cornu a horn, from the horn- 

 like branches and saline nature of the plant. 

 The species are very useful by yielding a great 

 quantity of soda for the manufacture of glass 

 and soap. Now Laura, your song. 



L. SONG OF THE MON-ANDRIAN TRIBES. 



Flower of the ocean though Nature refuse 

 Bright tints to thy blossom or fragrant dews, 

 Salicornia we name thee our chieftain's pride, 

 And honor thee still for virtues tried. 



Frequenter of waters, thy curious form, 

 Hippuris is floating in sunshine and storm* 

 Our chieftain's crest is the Canna flower 

 With Maranta useful in sickness' dark hour. 



E. The next class is Diandria or two sta- 

 mens. It contains a more numerous collection 

 of flowers than the first. The beautiful Speed- 

 well VERONICA, giving us all the different 

 shades of blue, and adorning neglected places, 

 road-sides, and ditches, early in the spring and 

 late in the autumn ; the blossoms of this genus 

 have a remarkable tendency to fly off in wet 



