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— Hugust I6tb — Girlhood. 
Of all flowers, 
Methinks a rose is best: 
It is the very emblem of a maid ; 
For when the west winds court bci gently, 
How modestly she blows, and paints the sun 
With her chaste blushes ! 
Beait7noiit and Fletcher. 
Wheat, — I7tb — Elchea. 
Now waving gpain, wide o'er the plain. 
Delights the weary farmer.— Burns. 
Broom. — I8tb — 
Auspicious hope 1 in thy sweet garden grow 
Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe. 
Campbell. 
Foxglove. — t9tb — Conning. Insincerity. 
Upon the sunny bank 
The foxglove rears its pyramid of bells, 
Gloriously freckled—purple and white—the flower 
That cheers Devonia’s fields.— Carrington. 
Marigold. — 20tb — Grief. 
The grateful and obsequious marigold. 
How duly every morning she displays 
Her open breast when Titan spreads his rays ! 
G. Wither. 
Bindweed (Small). — 2l0t — Humility. 
In all fair hues, from white to mingled rose, 
Along the hedge the clasping bindweed flowers ; 
And when one chalice shuts, a new one blows; 
There’s blooming for all minutes of the hours. 
Augusta Webster. 
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