Peviwinke. 
Dinca major. Naturay Orper: Apocynacee — Dogbane Family. 
= ee HESE pretty little trailing plants are allied to the stately 
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oleander, and are mostly found in the tropical or warm 
climates. One of the species has variegated foliage, and is 
an admirable plant for covering the ground beneath hedges 
and other high-growing ‘shrubs, giving a succession of bloom 
during the whole summer. In cool latitudes it is grown in 
pots, being readily propagated by slips. The Vinca minor is an ever- 
A green plant of straggling growth, the procumbent stems being several 
C feet in length, and threadlike, fully illustrating its Latin name, which 
,. comes from vincio, I bind. The Vinca major is more erect in habit. 
KY Re It requires much heat in winter, but does well in summer in a sunny 
| border. The Madagascar Periwinkle is a very handsome upright 
iS Lik species, suitable for indoor culture, and has leaves of polished green, 
oy ‘ey and pretty white or rose-colored flowers, with a dark eye in the 
center. All the species bloom freely, and are easily cultivated. 
karly Friendship. 
| soapumennien our only wealth, our last retreat and strength, 
Secure against ill fortune and the world. ~Rowe. 
EW are the hearts that have proved the truth O, vividly in their faithful breast 
Of their early affection’s vow; Shall the gleam of remembrance play, 
And let those few, the beloved of youth, Like the lingering light of the crimson west, 
Be ‘dear in absence now. When the sunbeam hath passed away! 
—Horace Twiss. 
AY this into your breast; 
Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best. 
— Webster. 
HAT heart, methinks, [print ba the summer of life passes quickly away, 
Were of strange mold, which kept no cherish’d Soon the winter of age sheds its snow on the heart, 
OF earlier, happier times, when life was fresh, But the warm sun of friendship that gilded youth’s day, 
And love and innocence made holyday. Shall still thro’ the dark clouds a soft ray impart. 
—Hillhouse. —A. Gibbs. ’ 
