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JVnibcrboa llioscljcxtit. Natural Order: Composite—Aster Family. 
UEER, quaint and isolated, but sunny Persia, is the native 
land of this plant, while others of the same species are 
natives of the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. 
They are all handsome annuals, of easy cultivation, pro¬ 
ducing purple, white, or yellow flowers, which are endowed 
with a slight odor of musk. They are about a foot and 
a half high, and are most excellent for planting in mixed borders, 
yielding flowers during the whole summer, which reward the culti¬ 
vator with their perfume, and an abundant supply for bouquets and 
decorations. 
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AND may the stream of thy maturing life 
1 Forever flow, in blissful sunlight through 
A fairy scene with gladsome beauty rife, 
As ever greeted the enraptur’d view! 
— A. IV. Noney. 
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j H! happy pair, to every blessing born! 
For you may life’s calm stream unruffled run! 
For you its roses bloom without a thorn, 
And bright as morning shine its evening sun! 
— R. T. Paine. 
MY life has been like summer skies 
J-TJ. When they are fair to view, 
But there never yet were hearts or skies, 
Clouds might not wander through. 
— Mrs. L. P. Smith. 
MAY hope not too deceptive prove; 
1 A May sweet contentment round you throw 
Such bliss as may be found below! 
— J. T. Watson. 
AND I was glad that night, 
^ With no reason ready, 
To give my own heart for its deep delight, 
That flowed like some tidal eddy, 
Or shone like a star that was rising bright 
With comforting radiance steady. 
—'Jean Ingelow. 
'T'HERE is a spell in every flower — 
A sweetness in each spray; 
And every simple bird has power 
To please me with its lay! 
—Anne Peyre Dinnies. 
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