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Jplumbago (Hapensts. 
Natural Order: Plumbaginacece — Leadwort Family. 
p' EADWORT of the Cape, that is, of the Cape of Good Hope, 
fy is the meaning of the botanic name of this plant. In studying 
up the biography of a plant, one is frequently astonished to 
find it of such ancient origin. This one is recorded by Pliny 
as a plant reputed to cure a disease of the eyes, and we 
^ "'find it mentioned in other ancient authors. The varieties 
are numerous - Some of them can be grown out of doors until destroyed 
by frost, but most of them require some protection in the northern or 
^ colder latitudes. The Plumbago rosea is best adapted for hothouse 
b culture, and produces a bountiful supply of red flowers; but for the 
greenhouse, the Plumbago Capensis is to be preferred, with its beautiful 
spikes of blue flowers, blooming from midsummer until midwinter. The 
other species are natives of the East Indies, Peru and Chili, and all 
have proved hardy in the Southern States. They flourish best in their 
native soil in the neighborhood of the sea, or marshes formed by salt water. 
utiiij |)ignHJ|. 
A MEEK mountain daisy, with delicate crest, 
^ ^ And the violet whose eye told the heaven of her breast. 
— Mrs. Sigourney. 
T LOVED thee for thy high-born grace, 
A Thy deep and lustrous eye — 
For the sweet meaning of thy brow, 
And for thy bearing high. 
I loved thee for thy stainless truth, 
Thy thirst for higher things, 
For all that to our common lot 
A better temper brings. —Willis. 
YTET so much is my poverty of spirit, 
So mighty, and so many my defects, 
That I would rather hide me from my greatness, 
Being a bark to brook no mighty sea. 
— Shakespeare. 
H 
UMILITY, that low, sweet root, 
From which all heavenly virtues shoot. 
— Moore. 
TT UMILITY is eldest-born of virtue, 
A 1 And claims the birthright at the throne of heav’n. 
— Murphy. 
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