56 BOTANY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. 



A feast of sweet berries to cheer him we spread, 

 When he comes in our sylvan shade to recline ; 



The Ht-atherwe give for his rustic bed, 

 And the Maple bowl for his honeyed vine. 



We enrich the young shepherds who fly to our bower, 

 With many a prize for their favorite maids, 



Aud we crown our gifts with the True Love flower, 

 Which unfolds its green leaves in our forest glades. 



E. The Class Enneandria, or nine stamens, 

 contains your favorite, the Rhubarb ; also the 

 Sassafras, Camphor, and Cinnamon trees. The 

 Alligator pear of the West Indies, belongs here. 

 It is a very large fruit, with a taste like butter, 

 and very much esteemed. The Butomus, or 

 flowering rush, is in the ninth class. In England 

 this superb flower is so much admired as to be 

 called the pride of the Thames, its rich clusters 

 of rose colored blossoms covering the tall stem, 

 present a beautiful appearance in the midst of 

 the waters. 



L. SONG OF THE ENNEANDRIAN TRIBES. 



Chieftain for thee on the slender spear, 

 The crown of Butomus flowers we bear. 

 By the sedgy streams of the deep green vale, 

 We dwell with the summer nightingale. 



She flies from India's sultry groves., 

 To tell us sweet tales of her Eastern loves, 

 When the latest notes of the liquid song, 

 Are floating the woodland valleys among. 



