gall'd. JflfrtCtt. Natural Order: Ericacecc — Heath Family. 
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£ OST of the few native shrubs ot this family are inhabitants 
of the Southern States, but the plants chiefly in cultivation 
are of Asiatic origin, and are almost innumerable in 
their varieties. In color of blossom they run through every 
jbshade, from pure white into all the delightful tints of pink, 
A ^scarlet, crimson, purple and salmon. Care should be taken 
to prevent a straggling growth, which can be done with proper 
pruning. They can be grown from seeds or from slips; the latter, 
however, produce flowers much sooner than seedlings. Blooming 
early in spring, they are a great acquisition for Easter decorations, 
a tine plant frequently being covered from base to apex with its 
elegant flowers. 
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'T'EMPERATE in every place — abroad, at home, 
-*■ Thence will applause, and hence will profit come; 
And health from either he in time prepares 
For sickness, age, and their attendant cares. 
— Crabbe. 
T T E who .the rules of temperance neglects, 
A From a good cause may produce vile effects. 
T)EWARE the bowl! though rich and bright 
Its rubies flash upon the sight, 
An adder coils its depths beneath, 
Whose lure is woe whose sting is death. 
— Street. 
— Tube. 
UT down the cup! It is brimmed with blood, 
Crushed, throbbing, from hearts like mine! 
For hope, for peace, and for love’s dear sake, 
Oh! pledge me not with wine! 
—Josie E. Hunt. 
,/ T'IS to thy rules, O temperance! that we owe 
A All pleasures which from health and strength can flow; 
Vigor of body, purity of mind, 
Unclouded reason, sentiments refined, 
Unmixed, untainted joys, without remorse — 
Th’ intemperate sinner’s never-failing curse. 
—Mary Chandler , 
