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(gupatortuin clt'QllUS. Natural Order: Composites — Aster Family. 
r?ERY few of these plants are under cultivation, and though 
the species is quite numerous, they are with few exceptions 
fF entirely unattractive. The Eupatorium elegans is admitted 
to the greenhouse for its fragrant flowers, which are white; 
the Eupatorium aromaticum, also admired for its odor, has 
flowers of the same color, which bloom in the fall. The boneset 
and hoarhound belong to this same family, and, though useful, are 
homely herbs. They are said to have been named for Mithridates 
fexp. the Great (also called Eupator, that is, of a noble father, or well 
born), king of Pontus, who brought about a war with the Romans, 
and when conquered by Pompey, and conspired against by his own 
^ lson, Pharnaces, rather than be taken prisoner by the Romans, com¬ 
mitted suicide by taking poison, b. c. 63. 
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H, my good lord, that comfort comes too late; 
’Tis like a pardon after execution. —Shakespeare. 
'T'HINK not tomorrow still shall be your care; 
Alas! tomorrow like today will fare. 
Reflect that yesterday’s tomorrow’s o’er,— 
Thus one “ tomorrow,” one “ tomorrow ” more, 
Have seen long years before them fade away, 
And still appear no nearer than today. 
— Gifford. 
T T OIST up sail while gale doth last, 
Tide and wind stay no man’s pleasure; 
Seek not time when time is past, 
Sober speed is wisdom’s leisure, 
After-wits are dearly bought, 
Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought. 
—Robert Southwell. 
\ /"OUR gift is princely, but it comes too late, 
A And falls, like sunbeams, on a blasted blossom. 
LTMISSION to do what is necessary 
Seals a commission to a blank of danger; 
And danger, like an ague, subtly taints 
Even then when we sit idly in the sun. 
—Shakespeare. 
— Suckling. 
HE came too late! Neglect had tried 
11 Her constancy too long; 
Her love had yielded to her pride, 
And the deep sense of wrong. 
—Elizabeth Bogart. 
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