C)ancrocallis flllud. Natural Order: Liliacecc — Lily Family. 
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EMEROCALLIS, meaning, in Greek, the beauty of a day, 
|j|| is a very handsome plant, and although the flowers perish 
' Lj soon, others continually replace them during their season. 
There are three species of the Day Lilies. The first is an 
■ inhabitant of the countries bordering on the Mediter 
r 4 and has large, red flowers on a tall, naked stalk. 
ranean, 
Another 
.^7 not so tall is from Liberia, with bright yellow blossoms. The third 
o was imported from Japan, and produces white flowers on long foot¬ 
stalks. 
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PUT when I plead, she bids me play my part; 
^ And when I weep, she says tears are but water; 
And when I sigh, she says I know the art; 
And when I wail, she turns herself to laughter; 
So do I weep and wail, and plead in vain, 
While she as steel and flint doth still remain. 
— Spenser. 
'T'HEN in a kiss she breath’d her various arts 
Of trifling prettily with wounded hearts; 
A mind for love, but still a changing mind, 
The lisp affected, and the glance design’d, 
The sweet confusing blush, the secret wink, 
The gentle, swimming walk, the courteous sink, 
The stare for strangeness, fit for scorn the frown, 
For decent yielding, looks declining down; 
The practic’d languish where well-feign’d desire 
Would own its melting in a mutual fire; 
Gay smiles for comfort, April showers to move 
And all the nature all the art of love. 
-Parnell. 
'T'lIERE’S danger in the dazzling eye, 
A That woos thee with its witching smile, 
Another, when thou art not by, 
Those beaming looks would fain beguile. 
— Mrs. Osgood. 
F 
OR such are the airs 
Of these fanciful fairs, 
They think all our homage a debt; 
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Yet a partial neglect 
Soon takes an effect, 
And humbles the proudest coquette. 
— Byron. 
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