The pow y presenting its ode 
to that aminary, renders it quite ee _ But th e are 
Aa 
er ascribed 
This. property, where ot is eminen tly conspicuous, has been 
poetically construed into a sort of sympathy or ee in 
— ‘tows like that of the ancient Heliotrope. (See note upon 
that ) 
The ndicus, Dwarf annual Sun-flower, is a diminutive 
species, now much cultivated. 
The H. Ann r annu, Po sun-flower, was the first discoy- 
A native of er co and Per 
| 
ered, and the pial spec 
twas use in n the 
es 
On accaunt of its resemblance to the sun, 
that luminar ry. The bu be offici: ‘in the tem le 
the sun, were crowned w 
and wearing them, also, ‘et bre 
their tome which, ring ms rays of their eigide by the 
brilliancy of the met 
grandeur. 
In its native country, it is te % grow © the height of Sembee: 
feet or more, and the flow 
Great Hel ianthus climbs the Lam lawn, 
mage. e rising 
And watches, as it moves, the orb of day. 
Helianthus, like the God of day, 
Binds round his nodding disk the golden ray. 
be ee see one to etd favorite orb, 
n his ee tness seems to dwell, 
Pils as nantet his radiance to absorb, 
fia ou si 
Proclaim thyself the garden’s sentinel. B. Barton. 
The H. Tuderosus, oye tala = ag or Jerusalem 
wien is a na ative f Peru uch cultivated in 
kitchen gardens, fi ts oh ch, when boiled, 
have the flavor of the ~ artichoke. 
species of the Helianthus, eleven of sonst 
erica. hei = sia is a calyg¢ im 
eceptacle c seaialibtn n 
arpenees radiated ; Ty ores of the ak, 
spel xin ric: 
calyx. Most < of the e pere 
alternate, sehen ge or 0 
"ed shorte 
herbebeons; with large, 
vate react Stalks roughish. 
SWEET-BRIER. 
ROSA SUAVEOLENS. 
(Fo ; see Rose.) 
Order.— POLYGYNTA. 
Nat. Ord. Juss. 
ROSACEX. 
.—-ICOSANDRIA- 
weet-smelling. 
fad 
ms, Lat. 
Rosa Suaveolens, is the 
small, often, but not always cai: a iaay apn a 
fully fragrant. 
The wild-brier rose, a _, cup, 
To hold the morning’s 
wild and simple Leura’ arrests th 
on his errant tour 
ant courser—** 
Landon. 
e attention of the 
through 
S green, 
b ousand dyes, 
ved in the west-wind’s summer sighs 
Scott’s Lady of the Lake 
Yes, fate a I find in 
Wild s which 
And pons in “thy #i moplici 
That dwell not in the pride ‘of dress. 
John Langhorn 
aoe wor express, 
.— Fables of Flora. 
SWEET-WILLIAM. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS. 
(For Dianthus, see Carnation or Pink.) 
Class 10,—DECANDRIA. Order.—DIGYN14. 
Nat: Ord, Juss. 
CARYPHYLLEI. 
Sw 
to cunaaay. 
kens, which is their fam 
bouquet. One stem s aie nk a sri and brilliant bunch of 
0 : 
ecies of Dianthus has been-named Barbatus, from 
g na) 
ardy perennial plant, Golving ern in 
alcareous soi 
Sweet-William has a form and aspect bright, 
ie ~ majestic bulk, he dy now be s 
Take him with m 
He’s worthy Jove, e’en now 
SYRINGA, CAROLINA. 
PHILA 
peng #5 
nigiaaie in a confusion of ideas. It equally mn 
M — supposed to be deri 
See estat 
Those of Philadelphus are, also, reported to serve the same 
rolina, scentless Mock 
mes 
east com 
burnum, rich 
Cowper’s Task, 
Nor earth- ep meer bare; 
Nor moknt rose many a 
For, from their shiver’d ee aad 
Far Cer the unfathomable glade ; 
18 : 
———_———La 
streaming gold ; Syringa, ivory pure. 
bad Not every flower that —— bright, 
around 
nt A scene hope ge with igh 
be found.” 
