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(Jfp'lCJCtCl repens. Natural Order: Ericacece—Heath Family . 
OT infrequently called Trailing Arbutus, and sometimes May¬ 
flower, this plant is found in mountainous and hilly districts 
in our Northern States and British America. It is a procum¬ 
bent shrub, and derives its botanical name from e-pi and gaea, 
two Greek words signifying lying on the ground, from the 
habit of the plant. The flowers appear in spring from April 
to May. They are white, frequently with a blush of red cast over 
them, and are very fragrant. It has been suggested that this plant 
be adopted, under the name of Mayflower, as the floral emblem of 
our country, corresponding to the Rose of England, the Fleur-de-lis 
of France, etc. 
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T KNOW the wildwood haunts where thou abidest, 
And there, the mossy nooks where most thou hidest, 
Arbutus, sweet and shy. — W. C. Richards. 
/^R BUTUS graceful trailing, 
Amid brown mosses vailing, 
Thy pink-wax clusters hailing, 
Thy fragrance we adore. 
Mayflower! Anew we name thee! 
A nation now we claim thee — 
No dastard e’er defame thee, 
Symbol forevermore! 
— Emily T. Bennett. 
WAS not born for courts or great affairs; 
I pay my debts, believe, and say my prayers. 
— Pope. 
ARLINGS ot the forest! Tinged with color faintly, 
Blossoming alone, Like the morning sky, 
When earth’s grief is sorest Or, more pale and saintly, 
For her jewels gone— Wrapped in leaves ye lie — 
Ere the last snowdrift melts, your tender buds Even as children sleep in faith’s simplicity, 
have blown. — Rose Terry. 
CHARM hast thou no forest flower can boast, 
Thou little beaming herald of the spring! 
How thrilled thy smile when on our rock-bound coast 
The wearied pilgrims found thee blossoming! —H. N. Jenks. 
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