(£itlUS auiantium. Natural Order: Aurctnticece—Orange 'Family. 
HIS tree is of the same family as the citron, the lime, and 
the lemon. It is an evergreen of middle size, and when 
covered with its bright, golden fruit, is one of the most 
attractive sights in nature. The pulp of the Orange is 
divided into sections of as great regularity as is that of the 
lemon, the outer covering of each being dry and of con¬ 
siderable strength, while within are little sacs of irregular length 
filled with a cooling, delightful and refreshing juice, that renders it 
popular with all. The flowers are of a creamy white. It is a 
native of tropical climates, yet can be grown in a good greenhouse 
with ease, requiring little attention. In the West Indies, where it is 
^native, as well as in Florida, Louisiana and California, it is cultivated 
^ pfc in orchards for exportation, and yields fruit plentifully. Seedling trees 
require budding or grafting to make them bear in the greenhouse. 
BENEATH the cares of earth she does not bow, 
Though she hath ofttimes drained its bitter cup! 
But ever wanders on with heavenward brow, 
And eyes whose lovely orbs'are lifted up! 
—Amelia B. Welby. 
CO dear to heaven is saintly chastity, 
That when a soul is found sincerely so, 
A thousand liveried angels lackev her, 
Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt. 
gWEET beauty sleeps upon thy brow, 
And floats before my eves; 
As meek and pure as doves art thou, 
Or being of the skies. 
— Milton. 
L^HASTE as the icicle 
That’s curded by the frost from purest snow, 
And hangs on Dian’s temple. -Shakespeare. 
—Robert Morris. 
HTHE summer’s flower is to the summer sweet, 
Though to itself it only live and die; 
But it that flower with base infection meet, 
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The basest weed outbraves his dignity; 
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds; 
Lilies that fester, smell far worse than weeds. 
■— Shakespeare. 
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