the Jj^estttow 
Spil'CCit saltcifolia. Natural Order: Rosacece — Rose Family. 
EADOW lands in the United States and Canada are fre¬ 
quently the chosen seats of this small, slender shrub, which 
% is on that account called Queen of the Meadow. It 
grows to a height of three or four feet, having a pur¬ 
plish stem, which is very brittle in texture. The flowers 
ys ■' are commonly called white, but there is a flush ot red over 
them, and they are remarkable for their fragrance. The stamens, 
which are those threadlike organs within the corolla, are very at¬ 
tractive. The roots are possessed of some medicinal value, having 
certain tonic properties. It is frequently called Meadow Sweet, and 
is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental shiub, as are also several 
other species of this beautiful genus. 
I’raisij. 
T 
T HE love of Praise, howe’er conceal’d by art, 
Reigns, more or less, and glows in every heart; 
The proud, to gain it, toils on toils endure, 
The modest shun it but to make it sure. 
— Towns'. 
ELLING men what they are, we let them see, 
And represent to them, what they should be. 
— Aleyn. 
QR who would ever care to do brave deed, 
Or strive in virtue others to excel, 
If none should yield him his deserved meed, 
Due praise, that is the spur of doing well? 
— Spenser. 
P RAISE of the wise and good! it is a meed 
For which I would long years of toil endure — 
Which many a peril, many a grief, would cure. 
—Sir E. Brydges. 
C AST down thyself, and only strive to raise 
The glory of thy Maker’s sacred name; 
Use all thy powers that bless’d power to praise, 
Which gives the power to be and use the same. 
—Sir j. Davies. 
1 HAVE no taste of the noisy praise 
Of giddy crowds, as changeable as winds; 
Servants to change, and blowing with the tide 
Of swoln success, but veering with its ebb. 
— Drydeti. 
T IIOU ’LT say anon he is some kin to thee, 
Thou spend’st such heydey wit in praising him. 
-— Shakespeare. 
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