@ueen of the Bleadow, 
Spirea salicifolia. Narurat Orver: Rosacee— Rose Family. 
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a >EADOW lands. in the United States and Canada are fre- 
Na quently the chosen seats of this small, slender shrub, which 
2 i is on that account called Queen of the Meadow. It 
iBye grows to a height of three or four feet, having a_pur- 
Zi, plish stem, which is very brittle in texture. The flowers 
* are commonly called white, but there is a flush of red over 
them, and they are remarkable for their fragrance. The stamens, 
which are those threadlike organs within the corolla, are very at- 
tractive. The roots are possessed of some medicinal value, having 
certain tonic properties. It is frequently called Meadow Sweet, and 
is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental shrub, as are also several 
other species of this beautiful genus. 
Praisy. 
ELLING men what they are, we let them see, 
And represent to them, what they should be. 
—Aleyn. 
HE love of Praise, howe’er conceal’d by art, R_ who would ever care to do brave deed, 
Reigns, more or less, and glows in every heart; Or strive in virtue others to excel, 
The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure, If none should yield him his deserved meed, 
The modest shun it but to make it sure. Due praise, that is the spur of doing well? 
—Young. —Speuser, 
RAISE of the wise and good! it is a meed 
For which I would long years of toil endure — 
Which many a peril, many a grief, would cure. 
—Sir E. Brydges. 
AST down thyself, and only strive to raise l HAVE no taste of the noisy praise 
The glory of thy Maker’s sacred name; Of giddy crowds, as changeable as winds; 
Use all thy powers that bless’d power to praise, Servants to change, and blowing with the tide 
Which gives the power to be and use the same. Of swoln success, but veering with its ebb. 
—Sir F. Davies. —Dryden, 
HOU ’LT say anon he is some kin to thee, 
Thou spend’st such heydey wit in praising him. 
—Shakespeare, 
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