, ► Spring Croctu. — If Cbruar^ I2tb— ToQthftal OlJMlneu. 
Lowly, sprightly little flower ! 
Herald of a brighter bloom, 
Bursting in a sunny hour 
From thy winter’s tomb. 
Mary Paterson. 
— I3tb — 
Hues you bring, bright, gay, and tender, 
As if never to decay ; 
Fleeting in their varied splendour— 
Soon, alas ! it fades away. 
Mary Paterson. 
— Htb — 
Like lilac-flame its colour glows, 
Tender, and yet so clearly bright. 
Mrs. Hemans. 
— 15tb — 
W elcome, mild harbinger of Spring ! 
To this small nook of earth. 
Feeling and fancy fondly cling 
Round thoughts wuich owe their birth to thee. 
Barton. 
—I6tb — 
Fair-handed Spring unbosoms every grace. 
Throws out the snowdrop and the crocus first. 
Thomson. 
Cuckoo Flower. —17tb— Paternal JError. 
The cuckoo-flower and hyacinth. 
Those blossoms of each woodland wild ; 
The primrose and anemone. 
Oh, I have prized them from a child ! 
Anne Pratt. 
