46 LANGUAGE AND 
BROOM. 
Genista . Class 17; Order 10 
NEATNESS—HUMILITY - . 
I love to see thy gentle hand 
Dispose, with modest grace, 
The household things around thy home, 
And “each thing in its place.” 
And then thy own trim, modest form, 
Is always neatly clad ; 
Thou sure wilt make the tidiest wife 
That ever husband had. 
No costly splendors needest thou 
To make thy home look bright; 
For neatness on the humblest spot 
Can shed a sunny light. 
The Broom is a very ornamental shrub, with 
few leaves, but an abundance of brilliant and 
elegant flowers. There are three species with 
white and one with violet-colored bloom, all the 
others having yellow blossoms. 
Many a plaintive tale is associated with the 
broom; many a lament has been sung of the 
sad thoughts engendered by lingering, loving 
memories of “ the bonny broom” by wanderers 
far off from their native land. 
