Aitlantus. 
Ailantus glandulosa. Narurat Orver: Rutacee—Rue Family. 
XURIANT in aspect is this Chinese tree, the botanical name 
of which is derived from its Malay name, az/anto, that is, 
Tree of Heaven. It grows to a great height, the trunk is 
usually very straight, and the leaves, a yard or more in 
length, are composed of smaller leaflets arranged along 
the central stem, with one at the tip, similar to the leaves 
of the butternut. They are abundant, and form a plentiful and 
delightful shade. The tree grows rapidly; the wood is soft and of 
no utility. 
Botty Aspirations, 
HE planted seed, consigned to common earth, 
Disdains to molder with the baser clay, 
But rises up to meet the light of day, 
Spreads all its leaves and flowers and tendrils forth, 
And, bathed and ripened in the genial ray, 
Pours out its perfume on the wandering gales, 
Till in that fragrant breath its life exhales; 
So this immortal germ within my breast 
Would strive to pierce the dull, dark clod of sense; 
With aspirations wingéd and intense, 
Would so stretch upward, in its tireless quest 
To meet the Central Soul, its source, its rest. 
—Charlotte Anne Lynch, 
RESTLESS, strong, impetuous will, P from its trammels the freed spirit wings, 
Eager to do and dare the worst, Higher to soar; 
Emulous ever to be first, Attar immortal a pure essence flings, 
Attaining, yet aspiring still. —yrate ¥. Hill. Sweet, evermore! —AMary B. Dodge. 
ATURE never stands still, nor souls either. They ever go up or go down; 
And hers has been steadily soaring—but how has it been with your own? 
She has struggled, and yearned, and aspired — grown purer and wiser each year; 
The stars are not farther above you, in yon luminous atmosphere! —9ulia C. R. Dorr. 
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