Marjorvam--Sweet, 
Origanum majovana, Narurar Orver: Labiate— Mint Family. 
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pi some familiar, diminutive appellation that seemed to bring it 
@jeinto closer association with humanity than our now high- 
4 ji sounding names, this plant was called Sweet Marjory. It is 
GY very aromatic, and is grown more frequently as an herb for 
kitchen use than for ornament, and is useful in seasoning various 
articles of food. The flowers are pink, blooming in spikes. It is a 
Age native of Portugal. There is also a wild variety found in fields, and 
sometimes in the woods, that has nearly white flowers, and much the 
6: ; Same properties as the other. The literal meaning of the name (from 
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Vee the Greek) is “joy of the mountain.” 
O 
Bhrshes. 
ONFUSION thrill’d me then, and secret joy, 
Fast throbbing, stole its treasures from my heart, 
And mantling upward, turned my face to crimson. 
—Brooke. 
N Beauty’s lids the gem-like tear Just so the blush is formed—and flies — 
Oft sheds its evanescent ray, Nor owns reflection’s calm control; 
But scarce is seen to sparkle, ere It comes, it deepens—fades and dies, 
*Tis chased by beaming smiles away; A gush of feeling from the soul. 
—Anne Peyre Dinnies. 
| Rien every blush that kindles in thy cheek, 
Ten thousand little loves and graces spring, 
To revel in the roses. —Rowe. 
Bes I that old, old story had told — Tears that hung on her eyelids’ fringe 
The story of anxious hopes and fears — Like dew on the fresh-born buds of May — 
While over her ringlets’ dark-brown gold And her blushes deepened their roseate tinge, 
Was falling a shower of pearly tears — As I tenderly kissed those tears away. 
—Sallie A. Brock, 
0” little blush that comes and goes, 
Are you a blush, or yonder rose 
T see reflected? —George Cooper. 
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