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THE FLORAL GIFT. 
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JAPONICA CAMELLIA. 
Camellia sp.— Class 16, Order 7. 
A magnttoent evergreen plant, with single or double crim¬ 
son, red, pink or white blossoms—Japan. 
MY DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS. 
^eaye me not, thou brightest one— 
All is joy when thou art cear— 
1 hou canst teach my soul to shun 
r aths of gloom and thoughts of fear. 
I am like the cloud of night, 
rm? lot ^ ed in S Ioom and mystery— 
1 hou the beaming morning light. 
Causing all its gloom to flee. 
I am like the airy kite, 
Soaring in the sky above— 
Oruided in my lofty flight, 
By the thread of my-sweet love. 
Ah! should fate the chord divide 
1 hat connects my heart with thine— 
Wavering, then, without a guide, 
Uarkness and despair are mine. 
Duganne. 
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