;&Jgssa iilultiflora. Natural Order: Cornacece — Dogwood Family. 
HIS is a tall tree found throughout the United States, either 
in woodlands or along the roadside, growing both in dry 
and wet locations. The bark is of a light gray, and rough 
or broken on the surface, and at the height of fifty feet or 
more is a fine head of large, glossy, dark-green leaves. Its 
flowers are small and of a greenish color, blooming in clus¬ 
ters. The wood is much twisted and soft, but fine grained, and is 
;> used in the manufacture of naves of wheels and hatters’ blocks. One 
of the species bears a small, blue fruit, which is the favorite food of 
;> the opossum. 
ATO wild enthusiast ever yet could rest, 
x ’Till half mankind were like himself possessed. 
— Cowper. 
'T'HE restless spirit charm’d thy sweet existence, OHE caught th’ illusic 
1 Making all beauteous in youth’s pleasant maze, ^ And wildly magnifie 
illusion — blest his name, 
aagnified his worth and fame; 
While gladsome hope illumed the onward distance, Rejoicing life’s reality contained 
And lit with sunbeams thy expectant days. One, heretofore, her fancy had but feigned. 
— Willis G. Clark. — Campbell. 
V OUTH with swift feet walks onward in the way, 
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The land of joy lies all before his eyes. 
— Mrs. Butler. 
j GAZE upon the thousand stars 
That fill the midnight sky; 
And wish, so passionately wish, 
A light like theirs on high. 
I have such eagerness of hope 
To benefit my kind; 
I feel as if immortal power 
Were given to my mind. 
—Miss Landon. 
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Oh! the joy 
Of young ideas painted on the mind, 
In the warm, glowing colors fancy spreads 
On objects not yet known, when all is new, 
And all is lovely. 
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—Hannah Moore. 
