Jllcntelia CinMtlli. Natural Order: Loasacece — Loasa Family, 
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N the Golden Bartonia we have a beautiful annual from 
California, with an oval, lance-shaped leaf, indented similar 
to the thistle; the stems are procumbent and often a yard 
Il*ail8ir#l i n length. The flowers, which much resemble a poppy, are 
Igb of a most brilliant yellow, deepening toward the center into 
the true orange shade, and measuring from two to three 
i nc i ies i n diameter. Within the center the numerous thread-like stamens 
spread themselves out over the petals, like a delicate fringe. The seeds 
should be sown where the plants are to grow, as they are transplanted 
with difficulty. 
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Dors l)c JWm ^irt;r$ V 
"DT AD I but pearls of price — did golden pills 
A A Of hoarded wealth swell in my treasury, 
Easy I’d win the fawning flatterer’s smile 
And bend the sturdiest stoic’s iron knee. 
— A. A. Locke. 
'T'HINK’ST thou the man whose mansions hold 
*■ The worldling’s pride, the miser’s gold, 
Obtains a richer prize 
Than he who in his cot, at rest, 
Finds heavenly peace a willing guest, 
And bears the earnest in his breast 
Of treasure in the skies? —Mrs. Sigourney. 
A MIGHTY pain to love it is, 
1 1 And ’tis a pain that pain to miss; 
But, of all pains, the greatest pain 
It is to love but love in vain. 
Virtue now, nor noble blood, 
Nor wit, by love is understood; 
Gold alone does passion move; 
Gold monopolizes love —Cowley. 
VA KNEW I the spell of gold, 
^ I would never poison a fresh young heart 
With the taint of customs old; 
I would bind no wreath to my forehead free, 
In whose shadows a thought might die, 
Nor drink, from the cup of revelry, 
The ruin my gold would buy. —Willis. 
II \ ADAM, I own ’tis not your person 
^ ^ My stomach’s set so sharp and fierce on; 
But ’tis jrnur better part, your riches, 
That my enamor’d heart bewitches! 
— Butler. 
A MASK of gold hides all deformities; 
^ Gold is heaven’s physic, life’s restorative. 
— Decker. 
