SprinQCt flcrsicfl. Natural Order: Oleacetz — Olive Family. 
Persian lilac varies from the common varieties, both in 
|j?size and foliage, which is sometimes entire, and again cleft. 
||j The flowers are white or purplish, and bloom in spikes. Our 
f common Lilac is a native of Hungary, and is very popular 
r , as an early visitor in spring, when it gladdens the bower 
with its odor and blossoms. The Latin name Syringa, has 
its origin in the Greek tongue, where we find suriggias to be the 
name ol any kind of reed Or cane that can be hollowed out to form a 
g pipe or rustic flute. The Greek and Latin shepherds were very fond 
j^E^ol this humble instrument, upon which they used to improvise their 
simple tunes as they wandered with their flocks from one fragrant field 
^^31 to another, or played for each other’s entertainment as they rested sur- 
rounded by their sleeping herds at night. The branches of the Lilac 
have a center filled with pith, which can be easily removed by running 
a stout wire or other substance through them. 
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T OYE never fails to master what he finds, 
But works a different way in different minds: 
The fool enlightens, and the wise he blinds. 
— Dryden. 
/T MAID! with eyes whose azure Love hath found me sitting lonely, 
^ Holds a happy, joyous gleam, Whispered soft a charmed word; 
What hath charmed thy listless leisure— Evermore my heart beats only 
Made thy life a fairy dream? To the music of that word. 
— G. Hamlin. 
Love is a god, 
Strong, free, unbounded; and, as some define, 
Fears nothing, pitieth none: such love is mine. 
— Mason. 
HAD so fixed my heart upon her, With which I used to sweeten future cares: 
That whereso’er I framed a scheme of life I fancied pleasures, none but one who loves 
For time to come, she was my only joy, 
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And doats as I did can imagine like them. 
— Otway. 
