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Arrow head with eye of jet, 
And the Water-Violet; 
There the flowering Rush you meet, 
And the plumy meadow sweet, 
And in places deep and stilly 
Marble-like, the Water-Lily. 
Mrs. Howitt. 
Marigold.... Grief. 
The Marigold is the conventional emblem of distress 
of mind. It is distinguished by many singular pro¬ 
perties. It blossoms the whole year, and on that ac¬ 
count, the Romans termed it the flower of the calends, 
or of all the months. Its flowers are open only from 
nine in the morning till three in the afternoon. They 
always follow the course of the sun, by turning from 
east to west as he proceeds upon his daily journey. 
In July and August these flowers emit, during the 
night, small luminous sparks. Alone, the Marigold 
expresses grief; interwoven with other flowers, the 
varied events of life; the cloud and sunshine of ill and 
good. 
And see the flaunting Marigold, 
Gay from its marshy bed unfold 
Mid minor lights its disks that shine 
Like suns for brightness. 
Anon. 
Open afresh your round of starry folds, 
Ye ardent Marigolds! 
Dry up the moisture of your golden lids. 
Keats. 
