156 (Camdlta jfaponua. 
Camellia Japonica.... Modest Merit. 
The Camellia Japonica is a native of China and 
Japan. It is a large, evergreen tree. The flowers are 
large, of the form of a rose of variegated hues—the red 
prevailing—and without fragrance. It is made the 
emblem of modest worth, because, as Roscoe observes, 
“it boasts no fragrance, and conceals no thorn.” 
Let other bards of angels'sing, 
Bright suns without a spot; 
But thou art no such perfect thing, 
Rejoice that thou art not. 
True beauty dwells in deep retreats, 
Whose veil is unremoved; 
Till heart with heart in concord beats, 
And the lover is beloved. 
Wordsworth. 
Oh, that estates, degrees, and offices, 
Were not derived corruptly! and that dear honour 
Were purchased by the merit of the wearer! 
How many then should cover, that stand bare ? 
How many be commanded, that command ? 
How much low peasantry would then be gleaned 
From the true seed of honour ? and how much honour 
Picked from the chaff and ruin of the times, 
To be new varnished ? 
ShaJcspeare. 
