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joy, yvuuuyuuw. 
“ The trim Oxalis, with her pencilled leaf,” 
Opes to the sun her blossoms bright, but brief; 
So earthly joy expands, when all is bright. 
But quickly fades, when vanishes the light. 
Justice. Ruabec&ia. 
Plant of America! the botanist 
Rudbeck, whose name thou bearest, hath therein 
Had trirdy justice to his labours done. 
sAtfdone. Coltefoo, 
Sweet Tussilago ! thou no poet’s song. 
No praise of skilful botanist hadst won; 
Till found where thou hadst bloomed all wildly long, 
Neath snow-crowned heights, green Alpine vales 
upon. 
Knight Errantry, Monk’s Hood 
Tall helmet-flower, of stately growth and height, 
With blossom like the casque of errant knight; 
Thou poison-plant, if from the garden plot 
Thee we did miss, we should regret thee not. 
Lamentation, Aspen Tree 
’Twas said the cross was made of wood of thhn 
Whereto the Saviour of the world was nailed. 
And hence thou tremblest, and lamentest evei 
’Tis an old tale of superstitious times. 
To which we give no credence, now-a-days. 
Although we liken thee to lamentation. 
