48 LANGUAGE AND 
strong a heat as to be painful to the hand when 
touched. 
There is one great charm, seldom commented 
upon, about this flower,— 
“The golden broom, 
Which scents the passing gale,”— 
and that is its delicious aroma. 
BURDOCK. 
Arctium . Class 18 ; Order 1. 
This is known by its coarse, broad leaf, and 
round, bur-like blossom. It is used in alle¬ 
viating pain. 
IMPORTUNITY. 
Op thy teasings and pleadings 
I’m heartily sick ; 
I’m sure if I loved thee 
I’d tell thee so quick. 
What use or advantage 
In wooing like this ? 
When a woman says “No !” 
Do you think she means “ Ye*!" 
