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THE POETRY OF FLOWERS. 
CHINA ASTER, DOUBLE.* 
( I Partake your Sentiments.) 
Yes, I am thine ! Upon thy bosom leaning, 
No grief hath power to damp my fervent bliss; 
Nor can such love to thee be overweening— 
Thou art deserving all, and more than this ! 
Beloved, ne’er from thee one moment straying, 
My heart shall twine its roots upon thy truth; 
All lighter loves than this are fast decaying, 
Lost in the dying years of sunny youth. 
CLEMATIS.f 
(Mental Beauty.) 
Excelling riches dwell within thy mind— 
Strong, fervent thought, and eloquence refined ; 
Ideal beauty clusters round thy soul, 
While deep within the waves of feeling roll. 
Religious fervour mingles with the grace 
Of playful fancy to illume thy face, 
* The Aster is a very extensive genus, but there is none so beautiful 
as the cultivated China Aster. 
t This is a very graceful climbing-plant, bearing white and pale-blue 
flowers. 
