98 THE PLORAL GIFT. 
ORANGE FLOWER. 
Citrus rfurantium ,—Class 18, Order 3. 
Tho bloaeom of a well-known fruit of the Tropic*. 
VIRGIN PURITY. 
Oh take her, but be faithful still, 
And may the bridal vow 
Be sacred held in after years, 
And warmly breathed as now. 
Remember, ’tis no common tie 
That binds her youthful heart; 
’Tis one that only truth should move, 
And only falsehood part. 
Her lot in life is fixed with thine, 
In good and ill to share— 
And well I know ’twill be her pride, 
To soothe each sorrow there. 
Then take her, and may fleeting tiipe 
Mark only joys increase, 
And may your days glide calmly on 
In happiness and peace. 
Charles Jeffries. 
X----- JS 
