fpdrangea fjortensia, Narurat Orper: Saxifragacee—Saxifrage Family, 
©} O28 They are said to bloom best in a rather shady location, as they 
—Young. 
O spake the apostate angel, though in pain E rise in glory, as we sink in pride; 
Vaunting aloud, but rack’d with deep despair. Where boasting ends, there dignity begins. 
—AMilton. —Young. 
—Shakespeare. 
HIS self-conceit is a most dangerous shelf, RAWN by conceit from reason’s plan, 
Where many have made shipwreck unawares; How vain is that poor creature, man! 
He who doth trust too much unto himself, How pleas’d in ev’ry paltry elf 
Can never fail to fall in many snares. To prate about that thing, himself. 
—Ear!l of Sterline. —Churchill, 
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Z, sustenance, this plant has been called Hydrangea, from the 
a" Greek udor, water, and aggos, a pail. It was called Hortensia 
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by the French botanist, Commerson, in honor of his friend, 
: Madame Hortense Lapeaute. This species is supposed to be 
‘.5,a native of China. Its stem is from one to three feet high, 
Shaving large, oval leaves. The flowers, which continue in 
4 bloom for several months, are at first green, passing through the 
various hues of straw-color, sulphur, yellow, white, purple, and pink. 
become blasted or scorched by the extreme heat of the sun. 
Boasting. 
AKE up no more than you by worth can claim; 
Lest soon you prove a bankrupt in your fame. 
ONCEIT, more rich in matter than in words, 
Brags of his substance, not of ornament: 
They are but beggars that can count their worth. 
HAT art thou? Have not I 
An arm as big as thine? a heart as big? 
Thy words, I grant, are bigger; for I wear not 
My dagger in my mouth. —Shakespeare, 
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