Arbutus, 
Epigea repens. Naturar Orver: Ericacee —Heath Family, 
OT infrequently called Trailing Arbutus, and sometimes May- 
flower, this plant is found in mountainous and hilly districts 
‘in our Northern States and British America. It is a procum- 
Ys, two Greek words signifying lying on the’ ground, from the 
ye 5 habit of the plant. The flowers appear in spring from April 
, to May. They are white, frequently with a blush of red cast over 
®5 them, and are very fragrant. It has been suggested that this plant 
- be adopted, under the name of Mayflower, as the floral emblem of 
.® our country, corresponding to the Rose of England, the Fleur-de-lis 
> of France, etc. 
Simplicity. 
KNOW the wildwood haunts where thou abidest, 
And there, the mossy nooks where most thou hidest, 
Arbutus, sweet and shy. —W. C. Richards. 
RBUTUS graceful trailing, Mayflower! Anew we name thee! 
Amid brown mosses vailing, A nation now we claim thee — 
Thy pink-wax clusters hailing, No dastard e’er defame thee, 
Thy fragrance we adore. Symbol forevermore! 
—Emily T. Bennett, 
WAS not born for courts or great affairs; 
I pay my debts, believe, and say my prayers. 
—Pope. 
ARLINGS of the forest! Tinged with color faintly, 
Blossoming alone, Like the morning sky, 
When earth’s grief is sorest Or, more pale and saintly, 
For her jewels gone — Wrapped in leaves ye lie— 
Ere the last snowdrift melts, your tender buds Even as children sleep in faith’s simplicity. 
have blown. —Rose Terry. 
A CHARM hast thou no forest flower can boast,” 
Thou little beaming herald of the spring! 
How thrilled thy smile when on our rock-bound coast 
The wearied pilgrims found thee blossoming! —/. \. Fenks. Vi 
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