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LANGUAGE AND 
BALSAM. 
Impatiens 
Class 5 ; Order i. 
Common Wild Balsam ; Impatiens noli me tan- 
gere —Touch-me-not. Grows wild by brooks, 
and bears an orange-colored flower, stem tall 
and much branched. 
IMPATIENCE. 
I cannot, will not longer brook 
Thy cold delay, thy prudent look. 
Dost love me? Share at once my fate, 
Be it or bright or desolate. 
I will abide no half-way love, 
Nor wait for prudence ere I move. 
One more repulse, and I depart! 
Come now, or never, to my heart. 
BARBERRY. 
Berberris 
Class 6 ; Order 1. 
This graceful shrub is well known. It is an 
ornament to the shrubbery, and is much 
esteemed for its fruit. It bears a pretty yellow 
flower. 
ILL TEMPER—PETULANCE. 
That frown but ill becomes thy face; 
That pout hath spoilt thy lips’ sweet grace; 
